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Khamenei: Iran’s Problems ‘Internal, Not Just Sanctions’

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08/13/18
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

A handout photo provided by the office of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on January 2, 2018, shows him delivering a statement in the capital Tehran.

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Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Monday that the country’s economic problems were the result of internal mismanagement by the government and not just U.S. pressure.

“Economic experts and many officials believe the cause of this issue is not foreign, it’s internal,” he said in a speech in Tehran, according to tweets released on his official account. “Not that sanctions don’t have an impact, but the main factor is how we handle them.”

He referred specifically to the collapse in the currency, which has lost around half its value since April.

“If our performance is better, more prudent, timely and effective, sanctions will not have that much effect and can be resisted,” he added.

Recently, U.S. officials have been talking blatantly about us. Beside sanctions, they are talking about war and negotiations. In this regard, let me say a few words to the people: THERE WILL BE NO WAR, NOR WILL WE NEGOTIATE WITH THE U.S..

— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) August 13, 2018

The speech was not immediately televised. They are usually broadcast later in the day.

There have been widespread protests and strikes in recent weeks over high prices, unemployment and the wider management of the economy.

Analysts say U.S. hostility, including its withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal and reimposition of sanctions, helped fuel the run on Iran’s rial.

But many say it has only exacerbated long-standing problems within Iran — and pressure has mounted from within the system on President Hassan Rouhani to improve his management of the economy and tackle corruption.

US Sanctions Against Iran: the Final Straw in Long List of Grievances

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