NEWS DETAILS ***** Leader warns of plots to hijack victories ***** Leader pardons 1218 prisoners ahead of Eid ***** http://www.presstv.ir/detail/196660.html http://www.presstv.ir/detail/196526.html Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned against plots hatched by enemies to hijack the Muslim world\'s achievements, urging Muslim nations to remain vigilant. Nations in Muslim countries must be vigilant and cautious not to permit enemies to hijack their victories, said Ayatollah Khamenei in an address to massive crowds of worshipers during the Eid al-Fitr prayers at Tehran University on Wednesday. Ayatollah Khamenei pointed to “big events” which have taken place in the Muslim world during the recent months and added that the world is going through an important chapter in its history at the current juncture. The Leader stated that Muslims are currently present in the scene and emphasized that the puppets of the United States and Israel are falling in the region “one after another.” However, issues have not been settled; this is the start of a long path, the Leader pointed out. ***** Leader pardons prisoners ahead of Eid ***** http://www.presstv.ir/detail/196526.html Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali KhameneiLeader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has agreed to a request from Iran\'s judiciary chief to pardon a number of prisoners on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. Ayatollah Khamenei on Tuesday agreed to pardon and grant reduction in jail terms to a number of prisoners, the Leader\'s website reported. The decision was in response to a letter from Iran\'s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani asking for clemency for the remaining jail terms and financial penalties of prisoners. On Saturday, Tehran Prosecutor General Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi announced that Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei had ordered the early release or a reduction in the prison sentences of 1,218 prisoners convicted of security-related crimes. Dolatabadi stated that the prisoners who had been granted clemency had repented of the crimes they committed. The Leader\'s decision came ahead of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month on the Islamic calendar when Muslims fast from dawn to dusk and refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and indulging in anything that is in excess or ill-natured. Muslims believe Ramadan to be an auspicious month for the revelations of God to humankind, given the belief that it was in Ramadan when the first verses of the Holy Qur\'an were revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Show Less >>