PROTEST CONTINUE TO RAGE IN IRAN
- Michael Thervil
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Written by Michael Thervil
[Iran protest] Due to what some are calling an “economic crisis” because of the decades long American led sanctions on Iran coupled with rising challenging living conditions, there is an increase in the number of Iranian citizens that have taken to the streets in what is now a 5-day protest of the Iranian government. However, the American led sanctions are not the sole reason why Iranians are taking to the streets. The trifecta of Iranians not having access to drinking water because of the drought, rising inflation that’s currently at 40% combined with the cost of food has risen 70%, and with the public perception of the current Iranian regime being unable to improve the quality of life for Iranians has left Iranians with no choice but to take to the streets in protest.
With government protestors expanding across Iran, the Iranian government has locked the country down. With Iranian protesting their government, it has also led to both Iranian civilians and security forces being killed. The shooting and killing of protestors only intensified the protestors and led to the killing of several Iranian security force members in response. It has been reported that the supreme leader [name] has been relocated and has not been seen since Tuesday. With the Iranian currency devaluating increasing, commerce and trade across the country has come to a complete stop. What started as an issue of economics is now discovered as the first domino to fall and has turned into a full-blown domino effect that has resulted in infighting within the government of Iran.
Like many of the protests that have ensued around the globe, the protests in Iran are not that different as students of generation z have played a major part in fanning the flames of the protest. All of this in conjunction with gen z has forced the Governor of the Iranian central bank Mohammad Reza Farzin to resign on Monday and was replaced by Abdolnasser Hemmati who was appointed by President Masoud Pezeshkian’s Cabinet. Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf threatened to have president Masoud Pezeshkian removed from office under the premise of him not being able to fix the economic issues of Iran. With $6.3 billion that has mysteriously gone missing from the Iranian economy, many critics within the Iranian society are demanding to know where the money went.
OUR POSITION AT VEDA WORLD NEWS
The making of the current situation in Iran has been in the making for decades, the only thing that was missing was timing. As no country can conclusively control the weather outside weather manipulation such as cloud seeding, it was the lack of rain in the region that seeded the situation that the world is seeing in Iran today. In the modern era, Iran has always had to deal with American led sanctions and their incremental increases since 1980. However, what makes Iran's situation different today is all the variables at play that could very well topple the government of Iran.
It is our prediction that the government of Iran won't allow itself to be overthrown like the government of Gaddafi in Libya or elsewhere. However, the situation in Iran should serve as a final red flag that it should aggressively reevaluate it’s socio-economic policies and geopolitical stance. For if they don’t then countries like the United States and Israel will use the civil discord and internal political chaos in Iran as a tool to exploit for their benefit.