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UPDATE: 05:00 PM CET
Iran Regime’s MP: The unemployment rate is Challenging
On Monday, Salman Zaker, an Iranian MP expressed fear of the growing unemployment rate in Iran. “Enough with promises. The unemployment rate is challenging and worrying. Promises wouldn’t resolve youths’ unemployment.”
Hojjat Abdulmaleki, Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare also confirmed Iran’s high rate of unemployment. “About 14 million people in Iran do not have decent jobs and we have 2.5 million unemployed people,” he said.
UPDATE: 11:10 AM CET
Nationwide protest by Iran’s Teachers on Tuesday
Reports obtained by the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from Iran indicate retired teachers held protests in dozen cities across Iran on Tuesday. They are protesting poor living conditions and demand adequate pensions. Teachers were heard chanting: “High prices and inflation are killing the people!”
December 28 – Tehran, #Iran
Retired teachers protesting poor living conditions and demanding adequate pensions and chanting:
"Teachers, workers, unite, unite!"#IranProtests #اعتراضات_سراسری pic.twitter.com/dWsaprx0X0— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) December 28, 2021
December 28 – Sanandaj, western #Iran
Retired teachers protesting poor living conditions and demanding adequate pensions and chanting:
"High prices and inflation are killing the people!"#IranProtests #اعتراضات_سراسریpic.twitter.com/87Itdx8Yx1— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) December 28, 2021
December 28 – Tehran, #Iran
Retired teachers protesting poor living conditions and demanding adequate pensions and chanting:
"We've heard many promises but seen no justice!"#IranProtests #اعتراضات_سراسریpic.twitter.com/jxtp3X9kWD— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) December 28, 2021
December 28 – #Iran
Retired teachers protesting poor living conditions and demanding adequate pensions.Fars province – Ardabil#IranProtests #اعتراضات_سراسری pic.twitter.com/M7OQAPLSzd
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) December 28, 2021
UPDATE: 08:30 AM CET
Iran State Media Warns Officials of a “War”
The state-run Etemad daily published an article on Monday, “The war between the rich and poor.” This article acknowledges the dramatic class difference between the majority of Iranians and very few regime-affiliates who enjoy luxurious lives.
“Unfortunately, in our society, the gap between the rich and poor is widening daily. If someone claims that we are moving towards a completely bipolar society with incredible speed, no one can reject this claim,” the article reads.
“About 40 million people in the country need immediate help. Unlike the middle class, the poor either live in silence or we can hear their sudden shouts [slogans] on the streets,” the article reads, adding, “The increasing social protests indicate how rapidly people from the middle class are becoming poor.”
Etemad daily warned regime officials that if they do not find a solution to Iran’s current economic and social crises the poor would set “the [ruling] oligarchy’s castles” on fire.
Iran’s New Fuel Distribution Plan Can Strike an Economic Crisis
Iran’s regime is preparing to limit subsidized fuel rations for millions of Iranians.
According to a new plan being tested in some parts of Iran, citizens will be allocated 15 liters of subsidized gasoline per month. This will significantly reduce the amount of subsidized fuel car owners across Iran will receive per month. They will have to buy the rest at market prices, which are at least double the price of subsidized fuel.
The new plan will have a ripple effect in other markets and trigger a dramatic increase in the price of basic goods. The plan is currently being tested in Qeshm and Kish islands, to be expanded to other parts of Iran.
Iran: Retirees Resume Protests in Several Cities
Retirees and pensioners of the Steel Fund held rallies in several cities across Iran on Sunday, protesting poor living conditions, low wages, and the regime’s lack of response to their demands. Protests rallies were reported in Tehran, Ahvaz, Kermanshah, Damghan, and Isfahan, among other cities.
Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 492,700
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Monday, December 27, 2021, that the COVID-19 death toll in 547 cities is more than 492,700. In Tehran the number of victims has reached 115,250, Isfahan 34,005, Fars 18,580, West Azerbaijan 18,573, East Azerbaijan 17,033, Alborz 14,408, Qom 13,270, Central Province 8,968, Semnan 6,505, Qazvin 5,759, and Bushehr 5,489.
Read more: Iran News in Brief – December 27, 2021
