Iran's martyred leader never considered art a marginal activity or merely a tool for entertainment. A review of over four decades of his speeches, messages, and meetings with poets, writers, filmmakers, musicians, calligraphers, and other cultural figures reveals that art, in the view of the martyred leader of the revolution, was considered one of ...

A member of the Assembly of Experts of the Leadership stated: "Resistance is not merely a political or military event, but a sign of the civilizational backing of Islamic Iran. The enemy also observes Iran from a civilizational perspective; if civilization were absent, Islamic Iran would not have the strength to resist, stand firm, and achieve victory....