NCRI – The governor of Borujerd, western Iran, admitted to the closure of factories and the unemployment of thousands of workers in an already critical economic situation.
On Monday June 13, Moslem Pour-Ghasemian, said: “80 [factories both small and large] in Borujerd have lost their capacity in production and performance due to the economic crises.”He explained that 50,000 workers have lost their jobs and admitted that this issue has created a “livelihood crisis.”
The Iranian regime’s former Minister of Education announced on April 21 that the country’s economy is on the verge of collapse and that not all problems related to the dire economic situation were the byproduct of international sanctions.
Hamidreza Haji-Babai, who in addition to being a minister was a legislator of the regime for 20 years, made the following assessment of the regime’s economy: “We should note that not all the problems are related to the sanctions. Just 30 percent of our problems are due to sanctions and the remaining 70 percent have to do with [mis]management.”
The regime’s First Vice President said in January that the regime is faced with a variety of economic crises which could lead to “threats” against the regime by Iran’s young restive population.
“The country is entangled in a special economic and political situation that demands serious action,” said Eshaq Jahangiri, who is top deputy to the regime’s President Hassan Rouhani. “We are facing three important challenges with unemployment being prominent among them.”
Jahangiri expressed concern about the situation and said, “Iran has a large young population. If we are unable to solve their problems, this opportunity will morph into a threat.”
