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Iran Supreme Leader names new year ‘resistance economy’, denies role in attacks on Turkey, Oman

By Thomson Reuters Mar 20, 2026 | 10:17 AM

March 20 (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah ​Mojtaba Khamenei ‌released a message on Friday marking the ‌start ​of ⁠Persian New ⁠Year which he named the year of ​a “resistance economy under national ⁠unity ⁠and national ​security.”

In the statement, ​released on his ‌Telegram channel, Khamenei said that attacks ⁠against Turkey and Oman were not ⁠carried ‌out by ⁠Iran or ​its ‌allied forces.

(Reporting ​by ⁠Parisa Hafezi; Writing by Enas Alashray; Editing by William ​Maclean)