Tehran Friday prayer leader urges revolutionary methods to implement ‘resistance economy’

Rasa – Ayatollah Jannati referred to the designation of current Iranian year as the “Year of Economy of Resistance: Plan and Implementation,” saying that resistance economy needs revolutionary methods.

News ID: 4176

Date: 16 April 2016 - 20:33

RNA – Tehran’s Temporary Friday Prayer Leader, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, referred to the designation of current Iranian year as the “The Year of the Resistance Economy: Action and Implementation,” saying that the resistance economy needs revolutionary methods.

He maintained that the ordinary administrative procedures will not help the resistance economy materialize.

“The resistance economy seeks to resist the US and West and revolutionize the economic situation in the country,” he said, noting that administrative moves will not suffice; rather necessary actions should be undertaken in the field.

“Taking necessary actions will be possible only through revolutionary spirit and those lacking such a spirit are thinking about themselves and their future,” the cleric said.

“Iran boasts of numerous capacities and 85% of its mineral resources have not yet been explored,” he said, wondering why such holdings are not utilized.

Ayatollah Jannati also referred to the warning by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, about the extravagance of energy use in the country, which is to the tune of $100 billion, saying that using energy sparingly will save us $100 billion, which is a large amount.

“Such issues require a revolutionary spirit and a revolutionary person will believe neither in surrendering nor sanctions; rather he accepts economy of resistance,” Ayatollah Jannati said.

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