TEHRAN – Ebrahim Raisi, the custodian of the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS), on Sunday criticized the Rouhani administration’s economic performance.

“Not all of our problems are the result of foreign sanctions … There would have been fewer problems if there were less mismanagement,” he said.

Raisi, who was President Rouhani’s leading contender in the 2017 presidential election, further criticized the administration for seeking political solutions to the country’s economic problems, Mehr reported

“We believe that political solutions are not suitable for economic problems,” he added.

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