Leader receives sports, science Olympiad medal winners

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received a group of medal winners of sports and International science Olympiads on Monday.

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, met this morning with hundreds of champions from various sports and winners of international science Olympiads

Addressing the medalists , Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that their victories hold special significance during the current era of “soft war,” noting that the enemy seeks to spread despair and hopelessness among the Iranian people.

Ayatollah Khamenei said,  “You have proven that the hopeful youth of Iran, as symbols of the nation, have the ability to stand atop global peaks and draw the world’s attention to Iran’s bright horizon.”

Referring to recent remarks by the US president, Ayatollah Khamenei said Trump's “arrogant and false comments” about Iran and the region were an attempt to encourage the Zionists and project himself as strengthful.

“If he truly has power,” the Leader added, “he should use it to calm the millions of people across US states who are chanting against him.”