Iran's new Supreme Leader to issue message within minutes for Persian New Year

FILE PHOTO: Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2016. Rouhollah Vahdati/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

March ⁠20 (Reuters) - ⁠Iran's new ‌Supreme Leader Ayatollah ​Mojtaba ⁠Khamenei ⁠will issue a ⁠message ‌within ⁠minutes ​marking ‌the start ⁠of ​Persian ⁠New Year, ​state media reported ⁠on Friday.

(Reporting ​by ⁠Enas Alashray; ​Editing ‌by ​Louise Heavens)