Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei urged his people to wage economic battle and “disappoint” its enemies, as the attacks by the United States and Israel and years of sanctions take a toll.
The Islamic republic “has proven to the world in a military battle with the enemies its progress and excellence”, Khamenei said in a written statement, but “it must also disappoint and defeat them” in the economic and cultural struggle.
He went on to call for “prioritising the consumption of domestically manufactured goods”, and said “the owners of damaged businesses should avoid, as much as possible, layoffs and separation of their workforce”. –Agencies
