But now they are seeking cooperation with the Iranian nation.
I assure you that the Iranian nation will not abandon you.
Khomeini responded that such demands were unacceptable, since it involved the division of the Iranian nation.
"Be happy that you have made the Iranian nation happy."
It is a cultural nationalism based on history and culture of the Iranian nation rather than any strict ideology.
But you are in need of the Iranian nation.
Certainly the valiant and heroic Iranian nation has been and will remain this way.
I call upon the entire Iranian nation to remain vigilant, patient, and steadfast.
We hope that he will speak increasingly for the whole of the Iranian nation.
You cannot deal with a nation as great as the Iranian nation this way.