Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei urges domestic production, calls for economic jihad
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- Category: Middle East
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-05-01 23:34 UTC
- Sources: Middle East Eye
Middle East Eye reports that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged the nation to concentrate on domestic production and declared a new “economic jihad” aimed at achieving self‑sufficiency.
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