BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 27. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that economic confrontation has become the country's most important battlefield, emphasizing the need to strengthen Iran's economy and expand the role of the private sector.
TurkicWorld reports that speaking during a meeting with members of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Pezeshkian called for increased economic activity and stronger domestic capabilities as the country continues to face external pressure.
“The main battleground today is the economic war,” Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted him as saying.
The president said Iran's economic strength would depend heavily on the capability and activity of the private sector.
“We believe the more capable, agile, and active the private sector is, the stronger the country’s economic foundation will become, and the greater our national power will be in the face of external pressures and threats,” Pezeshkian said.
He further claimed that the United States and Israel had failed to achieve their objectives through military means and had shifted attention toward applying economic pressure on Iran.
According to the Iranian president, adversaries are now attempting to weaken the country's economic resilience and affect the daily lives of ordinary citizens.
“After failing to achieve its objectives on the military front, the enemy has focused on damaging the country’s economic resilience and disrupting the livelihoods of the people,” he added.
