State-Run Media: Regime’s Mismanagement Drives Iran’s Economy Crazy

By Mansoureh Galestan Iran’s state-run media acknowledge the country’s economic crisis and its various aspects. The core message of all these articles is that Iran’s economy is collapsing. They also recognize the regime’s institutionalized corruption and wrong economic policies are the real reason for the current economic crisis. The state-run Resalat daily quoted Massoud Khansari, head of Tehran’s economic chamber, on February 17, as saying that the dollar exchange … Continue reading State-Run Media: Regime’s Mismanagement Drives Iran’s Economy Crazy

Locals protest downplay of earthquake damage following 5.6 earthquake in SW Iran

Angry locals in Sisakht, southwestern Iran protested the downplaying of earthquake damage by officials and state-run TV, following a 5.6 earthquake that left many homes in ruins. The earthquake rocked the southwestern city of Sisakht and surrounding villages on the evening of February 17. State-run news agencies announced 64 injuries yesterday, 25 of which were transferred to hospitals. The earthquake affected a diameter of 10km from its … Continue reading Locals protest downplay of earthquake damage following 5.6 earthquake in SW Iran

UK Lawmakers Call for Maximum Pressure on Iran’s Regime for Its Terrorism

By Mahmoud Hakamian Mr. Bob Blackman, Member of Parliament from the United Kingdom, issued a statement on February 19, on behalf of the International Committee of Parliamentarians for a Democratic Iran, condemning the European Union’s inaction in the face of the Iranian regime’s state-sponsored terrorism, mainly after a court in Belgium on February 4 convicted Iran’s diplomat-terrorist Assadollah Assadi to 20 years in prison for his … Continue reading UK Lawmakers Call for Maximum Pressure on Iran’s Regime for Its Terrorism