Leader urges students to continue to "peak of progress"

In a letter Wednesday responding to recent correspondence from student groups across the country, Ayatollah Khamenei described their determination and sense of responsibility as the connecting thread of a covenant between the leadership and the younger generation.

“Young students, I read your affectionate letters with great care,” the Leader wrote, according to Press TV.

“The determination, willpower, and sense of responsibility shining through your letters represent a heavy trust, a trust rooted in the pure Prophet Muhammad’s school of Islam and the legacy of Imam Khomeini and the martyred Khamenei.”

In the letter, Ayatollah Khamenei told the young Iranians to "equip yourselves with the weapons of knowledge, faith, self-purification, and deep familiarity with the teachings of the Quran and the Ahl al-Bayt."

He called for "doubled efforts in work and innovation to add to the strength and authority of beloved Iran," expressing hope that the path toward "the peaks of progress and Islamic-Iranian civilization" would soon be realized.

The message to student groups follows a statement issued Monday by Ayatollah Khamenei addressing Iran's scientific and sports medalists, in which the Leader outlined a comprehensive roadmap for an "ever-stronger Iran."

In that message, Ayatollah Khamenei congratulated Iranians on recent successes in scientific Olympiads, including astronomy, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, artificial intelligence, and the humanities, as well as on international sporting achievements.

The Leader framed Iran's elite—scientists, students, and athletes—as the engine of national strength. He cited stem cell research, nanotechnology, biotechnology, aerospace, nuclear energy, and defense technologies as evidence that "knowledge and talent can be turned into tools for addressing the real problems facing the people and the country.”

The Leader has also tied scientific advancement directly to Iran's geopolitical standing, stressing that "a strong Iran depends on scientific and technological power" and that this pillar shapes Iran's role in "the emerging global equations and the new world order."

MNA