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Iran, marks, 23rd, passing, away, anniversary, of, Imam, Khomeini, death, wafat, barsi, The, 23rd, anniversary, of, the, passing, away, of, the, late, founder, of, the, Islamic, Republic, of, Iran, Imam, Khomeini., , Iranians, from, all, walks, of, life, gathered, at, his, mausoleum, southern, Tehran, to, mark, the, occasion., , Multitudes, of, mourners,, among, them, Christians,, Jews, and, Zoroastrians, as, well, as, foreign, guests,, gathered, at, Imam, Khomeini\\\'s, mausoleum, to, pay, respect, to, a, man,, who, changed, history, by, overthrowing, the, Shah-regime, back, in, 1979., , leader, of, Iran\\\'s, Islamic, Revolution, Ayatollah, Seyyed, Ali, Khamenei, addressing, a, large, crowd, of, mourners, in, a, keynote, speech, hailed, the, role, of, the, founder, of, the, Islamic, Republic, Imam, Khomeini, in, restoring, national, dignity, to, the, Iranian, nation., He, said, Imam, Khomeini, set, the, stage, for, the, progress, and, prosperity, of, the, country., Elsewhere, in, his, remarks, Ayatollah, Khamenei, said, the, U-S, and, its, allies, are, exaggerating, the, issue, of, Tehran\\\'s, nuclear, program, and, that, the, U-S-led, sanctions, against, Iran, have, been, counterproductive., , Meanwhile,, the, leader, rejected, Israeli, threats, of, military, strike, against, Iran, as, a, sign, of, the, regime\\\'s, weakness, and, warned, of, the, repercussions, of, any, wrong, action., , Ayatollah, Khamenei, also, referred, to, the, recent, revolutions, in, the, region, and, said, the, revolutionary, nations, are, seeking, dignity,, freedom, and, social, justice, through, Islamic, values., He, cautioned, against, plots, by, the, U-S, and, its, allies, to, undermine, the, wave, of, Islamic, awakening, that, is, sweeping, across, the, region., , As, the, leader, of, the, Islamic, revolution, Ayatollah, Khamenei, has, once, said, Imam, Khomeini, was, a, reality, and, reality, never, dies.,