Khamenei urges focus on domestic production, calls for economic jihad

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, urged citizens to focus on economic resilience, calling for what he described as an “economic and cultural jihad” in a Labour Day message.

He said Iran had demonstrated its strength militarily and must now “disappoint and defeat” its adversaries on the economic front.

Khamenei called for prioritising domestically produced goods and urged business owners to avoid layoffs where possible.

He said companies affected by recent disruptions should work to retain their workforce, framing economic stability as a key national priority.