In the spotlight of the Iranian state media, President Ebrahim Raisi’s government is celebrating the proposed “Seventh Development Plan”.
In the spotlight of the Iranian state media, President Ebrahim Raisi’s government is celebrating the proposed “Seventh Development Plan”. Touted as a solution for Iran’s economic turmoil, skeptics question its viability, considering the failure of the previous six iterations.
In an alarming development, the Omani government, acting as an intermediary, announced a contentious prisoner exchange between Belgium and Iran on Friday.
The deal resulted in the release of Assadollah Assadi, a convicted Iranian diplomat known for his involvement in terrorism. This move was instantly criticized by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), an Iranian opposition coalition.
The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, made a public plea for unity within the government on May 24, only a month after a similar appeal during his Eid-Al Fitr prayer speech. These repeated appeals indicate mounting disunity within the Iranian leadership.
Khamenei warned his officials to refrain from internal rivalries, saying, “When one wants to destroy someone or looks at them as a rival, they attempt to bring each other down. This approach, whether by the government or the parliament, is dangerous.” He shared these views during a meeting with MPs personally selected by him.
Tehran, the capital of Iran, has been recognized as the most challenging city globally for individuals to purchase a house.
New statistics indicate that an average house in Tehran costs the equivalent of 158 years of income for those in lower-income occupations, creating a dire predicament for workers and retirees. In stark contrast, Muscat, Oman, boasts a much lesser rate, with housing costs amounting to less than five years of income for the same demographic. Other notable capital cities, such as Islamabad, Seoul, and Lisbon, also rank significantly lower than Tehran.
As the Persian Year of 1401 came to an end in mid-March 2023, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi presented a rosy picture of the country’s fiscal health, confidently stating that his government had avoided any budget deficit.
In stark contrast to his assertion, figures indicated a staggering deficit of 4.6 quadrillion rials ($8.8 billion) for the 2022-2023 budget year.Experts were taken aback by the unprecedented size of the deficit. However, Rahim Mombeini, the Deputy Head of the Planning and Budget Organization, revealed on May 21 that the actual deficit was considerably higher, at approximately 7.9 quadrillion rials.
In a resolute censure of the authoritarian Iranian regime, the interparliamentary group Australian Supporters of Democracy in Iran has expressed profound outrage and grief over the execution of three political prisoners in Isfahan.
Majid Kazemi, Saeed Yaqoubi, and Saleh Mirhashemi were executed on Friday, causing widespread shock and evoking international outcry. Amidst increasing violence and a worrying rise in executions, the group underlines the urgency of decisive action to support the Iranian populace in their battle for liberty and democracy.
Truckers on strike in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran – May 21, 2023.As nationwide unrest sweeps across Iran, the ruling regime grapples with widespread anti-regime protests escalating to unprecedented levels.
Sparked by soaring inflation and the rising cost of basic goods, rallies are being held by a wide spectrum of society, with retirees and the country’s truckers spearheading the latest round of demonstrations.
The nationwide Iran uprising endures with an unprecedented resolve, demonstrating an organized and tenacious movement. Despite the regime’s escalating brutality, its inability to quell what protestors call a ‘revolution’ cements the movement’s resilience.
This steadfastness, mirroring uniform slogans, inventive strategies, and formidable defiance, owes largely to the systematic efforts of the Resistance Units linked with the main organized opposition, the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK). The regime’s growing desperate and alarmist rhetoric against the MEK emphasizes the organization’s expanding influence, especially among the youth and women.
Iran is currently facing its most severe economic crisis, which is affecting people from all walks of life.
However, the situation for Iranian workers is particularly dire, as they face unsafe working conditions and a poor financial outlook. Many describe their plight as a form of “modern slavery” under the ruling theocracy.
Work accidents and fatalities are prevalent in many countries, but Iran, under the clerical regime, ranks among the highest in terms of work-related incidents. In 2022 alone, 1,900 workers lost their lives due to work accidents, with half of these being construction workers.
On April 29, international news agencies reported that the E3 informed Tehran of the possibility of resuming UN sanctions against Iran and threatened the activation of the snapback mechanism.
In the wake of a warning from the United Kingdom, France, and Germany (E3) to the Iranian regime concerning the potential use of the snapback mechanism under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231, former president Hassan Rouhani has taken the opportunity to confront the regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and president Ebrahim Raisi over Iran’s nuclear program.
