Protests were reported in Tehran, Isfahan, Ahvaz, Sanandaj, Tabriz, Kermanshah, Arak, Shiraz, Shahr-e Kord, Sari, Bandar Abbas, Shush, and Shushtar on Sunday and Monday.

 

Telecom retirees in several cities rallied on Monday, vehemently stating to regime officials, “We will not stop our weekly gatherings until we get our legal rights.” The economic struggle of retirees has been the focus of widespread protests in recent years, fueled by the government’s refusal to adjust pensions to keep pace with the inflation and devaluation of the rial,

 

 

Iran’s national currency. With the price of basic goods skyrocketing, pensioners’ stipends remain stagnant, leading to deepening impoverishment. In Ahvaz, the protesters chanted, “Enough with the promises, our tables are empty!” echoing the widespread discontent and calling for regime officials’ resignation due to their incompetence and lack of action regarding retirees’ demands.

Telecom industry retirees in Tabriz are rallying for the implementation of a decade-old law, enacted in 2010, meant to boost their pensions. Despite multiple promises from regime officials, this law remains unimplemented, leaving pensioners in an increasingly desperate economic situation.

 

 

On Monday, employees of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Agro-Industry Company in Shush rallied against delays in implementing job-ranking laws for better wages and work conditions. This is not the first instance of such protests; workers have been voicing their demands for several years, often facing regime repression, including arrests and job dismissals.

Meanwhile, the Social Security Organization and retirement funds have become a hotbed for tension. The government constantly warns about dwindling creditor deposits and the potential for more vigorous protests in the future. On June 24, employees of the organization held a protest rally in Tehran over low wages.

 

 

The simmering discontent across Iran is increasingly directed at Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), and paramilitary Basij units, who protesters hold responsible for their economic hardships and the suppression of peaceful demonstrations.

 

 

This wave of protests that erupted in September has expanded to at least 282 cities. The People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK), an Iranian opposition group, claims the regime’s forces have killed over 750 people and arrested more than 30,000. Despite these repressive measures and a new wave of executions, Iranians continue to rally for their rights and dignified living conditions.

 

 

 

 

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