Iran Regime's Majlis (Parliament)
Analysis by PMOI/MEK
Iran, May 10, 2019 - After the recent major blows (Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), and a full sanctioning of Iran’s oil exports and banking system), what is most alarming to the ruling theocracy in Iran are the domestic consequences of the regime’s weak position on the international and regional stage. All the while, widespread economic misery and blatant corruption by the ruling elite have cut to the bone of the regime’s philosophy of being the “protector of the poor.”
Iran, May 10, 2019 - After the recent major blows (Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), and a full sanctioning of Iran’s oil exports and banking system), what is most alarming to the ruling theocracy in Iran are the domestic consequences of the regime’s weak position on the international and regional stage. All the while, widespread economic misery and blatant corruption by the ruling elite have cut to the bone of the regime’s philosophy of being the “protector of the poor.”
Horrified officials have already
filled every outlet with their messages of alarm about the explosive
potential protests on Iranian streets.
In the May 6 session of Iran’s Majlis
(parliament), Amir Khojasteh, chair of the Internal Policies
Commission, expressed warnings about the country’s inflation.
“This isn’t an economy. The inflation
pressure on people’s shoulders is crushing them. Every day there is a
new scenario. One day, it is the dollar and nobody pays attention. One
day it is fuel. One day it's about onions. 8,000 rials onions become
150,000 rials. This is a scenario. Who’s pulling the strings?” he asked.
“People say, for how long? Somewhere,
people’s livelihoods need to be protected. This isn’t the U.S. anymore.
When we see inflation in the country and there isn’t a response [from
the government], it will upset the people; it has driven the people
angry,” he continued.
Soheila Jolodarzadeh, another Majlis
member, warns that widespread injustice is followed by God’s
obliteration of the ruling elite. Due to blatant corruption, we have
provided the means to increase the distance between the rich and poor,
she adds.
“When paychecks are not increased
according to the inflation rate and following the consequences of the
devaluation of the national currency, the situation has become such that
you can’t live under these circumstances anymore and it reminds one of
the middle ages and the widespread poverty of the working class,”
Jolodarzadeh said.
Naghavi Hosseini, the member of the
Security Commission of the Parliament, acknowledges the horror of the
rank and file of Hassan Rouhani’s camp of a popular uprising in the
Iranian street and says: “Let me tell you openly, Mr. President. A
number of your cabinet’s ministers have defected and aren’t suitable for
service in our economic war.”
“Today, talks were focused on fuel
becoming more expensive. We shouldn’t in any way come to terms with such
a thing. Fuel becoming more expensive means igniting the stack of
discontent,” he added.
While Iran’s Majlis is trying to show
itself concerned about ordinary people’s concerns, regime pundits admit
that considering the crisis-riddled situation of the Islamic Republic,
Iranians have already moved past both political factions.
Amir Mohebbian, a theoretician close
to the faction of Iranian regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, also
voices alarming concerns.
“The public is challenging the
reformists with their trust in them. On the other hand, there are the
hardliners who don’t have a manifest or alternative to solve the
country’s problems, being in a political coma. People have become
pessimistic and view positive promises with suspicion and on the other
hand accepted negative news more readily,” he added.
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