Iran’s supreme leader urges people to support national products
In his annual Nowruz speech, Ayatollah Khamenei called on Iranians to support domestic industry by buying locally made products.
In his annual speech on the occasion of Nowruz — the Iranian New Year — Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for people to support locally made products.
Speaking in the holy city of Mashhad about Iran’s economic situation, Khamenei said March 21, “If we use the existing capacities, Iran’s economy would be among the top 12 countries among the 200 countries [in the world].” He added, “One of the obstacles in the way of progress is our officials’ lack of belief in our capacities, or they don’t care about it.”
Of note, Khamenei named the new Iranian year as one of “Support for Iranian Products.” In recent years, he has initiated a tradition of announcing a national motto in connection with Nowruz, with a particular emphasis on economic issues in recent years past.
Mentioning his motto for this year, Khamenei said, “We should have partiality [in favor of] our national economy. Consumption of foreign goods is one of [our] flaws. We should have partiality for national products.”
