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The most recent address by Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, titled “Nowruz Message 1405” and issued on March 20, reveals that the new leader of the Islamic Republic has, from the outset of his tenure, chosen to frame the current phase as one of “comprehensive resilience.” This is evident in the title he assigned to the new year: “A resistance economy in light of national unity and national security.” This is an overtly political formulation, going beyond a mere mobilizing slogan. It places the economy squarely within an integrated security and political equation.
What the third supreme leader of the Iranian revolution intends with this formulation is not to address economic imbalances through conventional administrative means, but to transform the economy into a function of internal steadfastness during wartime, particularly in the face of mounting external pressure resulting from the Israeli-American war that has devastated much of Iran’s military capabilities and infrastructure.
Perhaps most telling in Khamenei’s message is that he does not view what Iran has endured in recent months as a single crisis. Instead, he reorganizes it into phases, stating: “In the past year, our dear people have fought three military and security wars,” adding, “the third war is the one we are currently in.”
