Economics
Khamenei Deepens Economy Divide With Rouhani as Election Nears
- Ballot will pit moderate president against conservative rivals
- 2015 nuclear deal yet to improve life for ordinary Iranians
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Iran’s supreme leader said candidates in next month’s presidential election should pledge not to rely on foreign investment to strengthen the economy, reinforcing his apparent differences with incumbent Hassan Rouhani, who has sought to woo international investors.
All candidates need to “promise the people that in order for the country to progress, for economic growth and to untie the knots, their eyes won’t be set outside our borders but on the nation itself,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told officials on Tuesday, according to the official Islamic Republic News Agency.