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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.

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A worker assembles a vehicle at a production line of carmaker Iran Khodro, west of Tehran June 20, 2011. Iran Khodro, Iran's biggest car maker which runs what it says is the largest car factory in the Middle East, sees sales rising at home and abroad, despite economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic.  REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS) - GM1E76K1
A worker assembles a vehicle at a production line of carmaker Iran Khodro, west of Tehran, Iran, June 20, 2011. — REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

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.”

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