We want to live a humble life, but be free and independent… [7] .

We want to live a humble life, but be free and independent… [7] .” 3: Principle of ‘No Retreat, No Surrender’ Imam Khomeini throughout his struggle against the tyrants and arrogant powers believed in the principle of not succumbing to the oppressors; rather, he believed that the oppressed should continue to fight until freedom is finally achieved.

And this, he demonstrated in his struggle against the powerful Pahlavi regime of Reza Shah until the Islamic government was achieved in Iran and likewise during an eight-year-imposed war by the regime of Saddam Hussein of Iraq. He said: “…Were we to compromise with America and other superpowers, we…