Iran Supreme Leader names new year 'resistance economy', denies role in attacks on Turkey, Oman

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/File Photo

March ⁠20 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme ⁠Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba ‌Khamenei released a message on Friday marking ​the start ⁠of Persian ⁠New Year which he ⁠named ‌the year ⁠of a "resistance economy under national ​unity ‌and national security."

In ⁠the ​statement, released on his Telegram ⁠channel, Khamenei said ​that attacks against Turkey and Oman ⁠were not carried out by Iran or its ​allied ⁠forces.

(Reporting by Parisa ​Hafezi; Writing ‌by Enas ​Alashray; Editing by William Maclean)