{"id":218618,"date":"2020-05-22T17:23:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T16:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=218618"},"modified":"2023-01-24T00:05:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T23:05:32","slug":"iran-regimes-top-lawmaker-we-gave-20-30-billion-to-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iran-regimes-top-lawmaker-we-gave-20-30-billion-to-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Regime\u2019s Top Lawmaker: We Gave $20-30 Billion to Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_218619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-218619\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Heshmatollah-Falahatpisheh\" class=\"size-full wp-image-218619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Heshmatollah-Falahatpisheh.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Regime\u2019s Top Lawmaker: We Gave $20-30 Billion to Syria \" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Heshmatollah-Falahatpisheh.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Heshmatollah-Falahatpisheh-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Heshmatollah-Falahatpisheh-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Heshmatollah-Falahatpisheh-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Heshmatollah-Falahatpisheh-743x420.jpg 743w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-218619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In an interview with the state-run\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Etemad<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0O<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nline news agency<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0published on May 20,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Heshmatollah<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Falahatpisheh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Member<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Parliament from Kermanshah\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and member of the Majlis (Parliament)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">National\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Security Commission, acknowledged\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">how the mullahs\u2019 regime been wasting national wealth to fund Syrian dictator Bashar-al\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Assad<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWhen I went to Syria, some complained that I had caused expenses, but I will say this again: We may have given $20-30 billion to Syria. The money of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">our\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">people was spent there,\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Felahatpisheh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On May 20, the state-run Etemad Online published an interview with Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh. In March, in his interview, Falahatpisheh admitted <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> has granted $20-30 billion to prop the Assad regime in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Syria?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Syria<\/a> while 60% of Iranian families have pushed below the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/poverty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#poverty<\/a> line. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mE11FsEiSc\">pic.twitter.com\/mE11FsEiSc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IranNewsUpdate (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1263863823959810048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">F<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lahatpisheh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was the chairman of the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">National\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Security Commission, he led a parliamentary delegation to Syria, where he met with Emad Khamis, the Prime Minister of the Assad regime.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the information revealed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> on December 6, 2017,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which w<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">obtained by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">network from inside the regime<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, in return for the expenses incurred by the clerical regime in Syria, on January 17, 2017, the Syrian Prime Minister, Emad Khamis signed an agreement with<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the Iranian<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">regime&#8217;s vice president\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eshaq<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jahangiri<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, to return the money spent by the regime within 25 years (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">xtendable for up to 40 years.) The plan included six major contracts. The regime considered this agreement with Syria a strategic project for itself.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the information published by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NCRI<\/a>, these projects,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">which were planned and implemented by the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and under the supervision of the regime\u2019s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0were<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0worth<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0over $20 billion dollars.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The volume of the project to pay the Syrian debt to the regime is estimated at $20 billion, according to a debate in the regime&#8217;s Supreme National Security Council. This amount includes only the oil and credit that the Iranian government has paid to Syria during Bashar al-Assad&#8217;s rule, especially during the war. Of this amount, the cost of oil given to Syria by the regime is estimated at least $8 billion. This amount does not include the regime&#8217;s military and weapons aid to the Syrian army and government, which is several times the amount.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Iranian regime entered the Syrian war since it broke out in 2011 and has been propping up Assad\u2019s regime since then. In addition to its financial support, the mullahs\u2019 regime has been constantly sending weapons and armed forces to the country to prevent the overthrow\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bashar al-Assad. According to the estimates made by the Iranian Resistance, the regime may have spent up to $100 billion on the Syrian war.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In another part of his interview, F<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lahatpisheh, while referring to the Iranian restive society and the nationwide Iran protests which erupted in November after the sudden gas price hike said:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How many economic problems do we have in the country? The increase in gasoline prices generates 2 trillion\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rials<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0per day. This is the average revenue generated by the increase in gasoline prices and selling the surplus to other countries. We can distribute this 200 trillion\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rial<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to the provinces to solve their problems. This is just part of the revenue<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIn the budget, oil revenue\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">equal to a fourth of the share of taxes. This means\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that it<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is the people who are paying for the country\u2019s expenses. And this is a country that is sitting on a sea of oil,\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Felahatpisheh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0said. \u201cIf we consider all of this, it means that we have the necessary budget to solve the country\u2019s economic problems, that is, if the budget is not spent on other things.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">F<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lahatpisheh mad<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">these<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0remarks, while the regime<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, citing economic problems,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0has forced the Iranian people to go back to work amid the coronavirus outbreak, which has so far, according to the MEK, claimed\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">live<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of nearly 44,000<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0people.\u00a0 In addition, the regime\u2019s officials and apologists try to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">blame\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">U.S. sanction<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for the coronavirus crisis in Iran, to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0receive more money<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to further increase their illicit activities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While refusing to help people financially during the quarantine, the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0regime force<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d the Iranian<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0people\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">back\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to work\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">because\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">it\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was terrified of the army of hungry expanding daily and the possibility of a nationwide uprising. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As Mrs. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NCRI\u2019s<\/a> president-elect<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0has said: \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For Khamenei and Rouhani, the lives and well-being of the people are worthless. They only want to protect their regime from the threat of uprising. The criminal decision to send people to work is a crime against humanity and will cause countless number of victims\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Iran<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">For Khamenei and Rouhani, the lives and well-being of the people are worthless. They only want to protect their regime from the threat of uprising. The criminal decision to send people to work is a crime against humanity and will cause countless number of victims <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BQ7ANf7jkq\">pic.twitter.com\/BQ7ANf7jkq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1248965380086943745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an interview with the state-run&nbsp;Etemad&nbsp;Online news agency&nbsp;published on May 20,&nbsp;Heshmatollah&nbsp;Falahatpisheh,&nbsp;&nbsp;a&nbsp;Member&nbsp;of&nbsp;Parliament from Kermanshah&nbsp;and member of the Majlis (Parliament)&nbsp;National&nbsp;Security Commission, acknowledged&nbsp;how the mullahs&rsquo; regime been wasting national wealth to fund Syrian [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":218619,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-218618","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-terrorism-a-fundamentalism"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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