Raisi continues speech therapy as Iran’s economic crisis deepens
On Wednesday, the regime’s new president, Ebrahim Raisi, said: “the country’s inflation rate must be controlled and reduced”. It has been over a month since Raisi became president. Yet he has so far only made false statements and read a “to-do list”, and he has not taken any action or proposed any meaningful measures to deal with Iran’s economic crises.
“There has been no serious change in the prices of basic necessities since the new administration began its work. In fact, prices have skyrocketed, ”the official Arman daily wrote on September 28.
“The president used people on his economic team who have different views on the economy. How does his government intend to alleviate the economic problems with this economic group? Arman adds. Raisi’s government, as Iranian opposition leader Ms. Maryam Rajavi has said, isthe“The embodiment of four decades of the religious and terrorist dictatorship of the mullahs, whose mission is to counter popular uprisings, to plunder national wealth and resources, to intensify terrorism and warmongering and to expand nuclear projects and anti-patriotic missiles. “
Raisi’s Town Planning and Development Minister Rostam Ghasemi was prosecuted for corruption in Iran before the courts dropped all charges against him. Other officials in Raisi’s government, such as his vice president Mohamed Mokhber, held leadership positions in the regime’s plundering institutions under the Supreme Leader provision, such as the execution of Imam Khomeini’s order (EIKO).
“One of the main shortcomings of Raisi’s government is that it has included people in its economic team as MPs, advisers, etc., who have different economic views. In such circumstances, no reform will be possible ”, adds the daily Arman, qualifying the escalation of the fight within the government for a greater part of the looters of“ different economic points of view ”.
“So far, the decisions taken by Raisi’s government and parliament have not only curbed inflation, but are also the basis for the growth of inflation,” the Setar-e daily also confirmed. Sobh Raisi’s inability to curb the rising inflation rate in Iran.
“Rice, meat and poultry prices rise 40 to 50 percent Over the past year, the price of each kilogram of mixed nuts has exceeded 350 thousand tomans. The price of chocolates, nuts and dried fruits is no less than this disaster; The price of each kilogram of fresh poultry rose 53.1 percent in August to about 27,000 tomans. In the same month of the previous year, the price of this product was around 17,000 and 700 tomans, ”the state daily Hamdeli wrote on September 28.
“Inflation is announced at 46%, and officials do not act. Why? Do officials and policymakers have to hear worse than this to move? The impoverishment of the population over the past decade and the crushing of their bones under soaring prices and unemployment have turned life into a terrible nightmare for large sections of Iranian society, ”the daily wrote. ‘Sharq State. “A nightmare that is apparently not very tangible for the system. Maybe officials think there is probably still room for the situation to deteriorate and get out of hand and society to burn out, ”Sharq added on Tuesday.
The cause of the Iranian economic crisis
The reason for the current economic crisis is also the question of the Iranian people. Is the rising inflation rate or unemployment due to international sanctions? If not, what is the real cause of the deteriorating economic situation in Iran?
“The shrinking of the popular table has created sensitivities. Although the reasons for this situation are clear to economists, ordinary people wonder that the inflation rate in Iran is even higher than in neighboring countries, which have much worse conditions than Iran, ”wrote Tuesday the state daily Arman.
The real reason for the rising inflation rate in Iran is the continued growth of cash which is far above the rate of production.
The daily Arman points out that since the regime started “printing banknotes” to compensate for its budget deficit, “Iran’s GDP and the company’s liquidity have increased sharply. The sharp increase in liquidity has caused the company to face a situation in which inflation is rising rapidly.
As the state daily Jahan-e Sanat wrote on Wednesday, “Inflation is not a cause in itself. It is the result of a series of economic behaviors such as growth in the monetary base and liquidity. When money is printed and circulates in the economy instead of leading to growth in output, it leads to growth in inflation. “
Jahan-e Sanat then asks: “Have the sanctions been able to crush the country’s national production to such an extent?
“If we take a look at the production cycle of the country, we can clearly see that all of our production plants, including automobiles, household appliances, etc., complete their production cycle by importing raw materials. Therefore, there is no obstacle to importing parts necessary for the production of factories in the country, but why [the regime] not been able to solve the problem of distribution and employment in the country? Jahan-e Sanat writes, adding, “The point is that the amount of production in the country is very low, which has prevented factories from operating at full capacity and failing to create full employment. Therefore, we should not blame the sanctions for our ineffectiveness. “
Arman Meli reminded Raisi on Wednesday that due to the depth of the current crises, he could not increase people’s confidence by “talking, ordering and giving advice if this problem is not resolved.” If solutions are not found to recover and attract it, public mistrust will increase day by day, and the distance between the population and the civil servants will increase. “
The ongoing economic crises created and amplified by the regime have turned society into a powder keg.
“Yes [the regime does not] act or think about the situation, we will be faced with popular protests; Considering the economic conditions of the majority of people, it is safe to say that all of society lives below the poverty line, ”said former regime MP Soheila Jolodarzadeh.
“There is a limit to the patience of people in the face of difficulties, and people can endure to a certain extent. When they see that they have nothing to lose, they don’t want us to let them protest, ”she warned regime officials on Thursday, according to the official ILNA news agency.