Hawzah News Agency (Tehran, Iran) - Here are some excerpts from Ayatollah Khamenei’s remarks regarding the immigration status in Iran:

Hundreds of thousands of Afghan immigrants are studying in different educational levels in Iran. The people of Afghanistan are very talented and intelligent. This talent in acquiring knowledge should be utilized in a correct way because Afghan graduates are needed for reconstructing your country [Afghanistan]. Tehran is home to our Afghan brothers. I hope that the domestic achievements and capabilities of the government and people of Afghanistan will increase on a daily basis.

Statements made during a meeting with President of Afghanistan; April 19, 2015.

While the European countries failed to offer refuge to at most a few ten-thousands of refugees, it has been many years that Iran has been hosting about three million people from Afghanistan. Iran has prepared the ground for them to have education and to live a good life and it has behaved towards them in a humanitarian manner with complete patience.

Statements made during a meeting with President of Slovenia; November 22, 2016.

The people of the Iranian nation are believing, faithful, smart, vigilant and politically understanding; when necessary – on the anniversary of the revolution, on Al-Quds Day rally, on the funeral of Imam Khomeini’s son and other scholars—they have had an active presence. This nation has supported and helped the officials of our country, the people of Sarajevo, Palestine, Lebanon and various parts of the world afflicted with earthquakes, immigrants, and war refugees from other countries. Our people have performed their financial, political, and humane duties exceedingly well. Whenever the Revolution called on this nation, they answered the call.

Statements made during a public address on March 23, 1995.