"One of the features of the Basij is resisting pressure, and this has made the International Atomic Energy Agency’s board of governors retreat from re-issuing a harsh resolution against Iran," Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati told worshippers at Friday prayers sermon in Tehran today.
Last month the IAEA put off sending Iranian regime to the UN Security Council to give more time for diplomatic efforts aimed at winning assurances the regime is not using an atomic energy drive as a cover for weapons development.
Iranian regime has claimed victory, although there is no end in sight to the crisis given continued Western pressure against the regime’s determination to hold on to sensitive fuel cycle technology that could be diverted to military purposes.
But Ayatollah Jannati, who head the Guardians Council political watchdog, asserted that "because of Basij, nuclear energy has become an element of pride for our people, country and the system."
"The enemy has received the message of the Basij to preserve the country’s borders," he said, referring to last month’s series of human chain demonstrations by the militia.