Discourse Analysis of the Statement of the "Second Step of the Revolution": Opportunities and Threats to the Advancement of the Islamic System Considering the Concept of "Enemy"

During the four decades since the victory of the Islamic Revolution, the Islamic Republic of Iran has faced various threats and opportunities, both internal and external. The constructive components of the Islamic Revolution, led by Imam Khomeini and then Ayatollah Khamenei, have put the Islamic system on a path that has made good use of opportunities to a large extent and has largely repelled threats.On the fortieth anniversary of the regime,the Supreme Leader of the Revolution in 1397 issued a statement "The second step of the revolution", to chart the future path of the Islamic regime in the second forty years.This strategic document outlines the atmosphere of the future that by analyzing the discourse governing the statement, the main threats and opportunities for the advancement of the Islamic system from the perspective of the second step statement can be analyzed and enumerated.On this basis, the main question of this research is formulated as follows:What are the main opportunities and threats for the advancement of the Islamic system based on the discourse of the statement of the second step of the revolution?In order to answer this main question, we have posed two sub-questions:1- How did the Leader of the Revolution represent his discourse in the statement of the second step?2- To what extent are the opportunities and threats for the advancement of the Islamic system represented in the discourse governing the second step statement? In this article, using the method of discourse analysis, we try to reveal the ideological components of the second step statement, which is somewhat formulated against the rival discourse and the concept of "enemy".Identify the main threats and opportunities envisaged in the discourse of the Supreme Leader of the Revolution for the second forty years of the Islamic system.