{"id":227885,"date":"2020-10-14T18:39:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T17:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=227885"},"modified":"2023-02-01T05:39:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T04:39:51","slug":"iran-khameneis-remarks-indicate-regimes-weakness-and-looming-downfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iran-khameneis-remarks-indicate-regimes-weakness-and-looming-downfall\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: Khamenei\u2019s Remarks Indicate Regime\u2019s Weakness and Looming Downfall"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Khamenei’s online speech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After weeks of absence from the public scene, the Iranian regime\u2019s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, appeared in public on Tuesday and warned officials of the mullahs\u2019 dangling \u201csecurity,\u201d describing it as \u201cvital.\u201d<\/p>\n

Khamenei appeared in an online ceremony on the occasion of the graduation of a group of armed forces of the regime and warned them of the regime\u2019s security threats. This security threat is none other than people\u2019s uprising.<\/p>\n

While calling his regime \u201cthe country,\u201d Khamenei said: \u201cSecurity for the country is an extremely high and fundamental value and a vital element; because without security, all the important values of the country will be disrupted.\u201d Of course, Khamenei\u2019s values are oppression, terrorism and plundering the national wealth.<\/p>\n

Khamenei referred to several of his regime\u2019s crises, including social, political, and economic crises.<\/p>\n

He first pointed to the people\u2019s rising poverty, which is due to the regime\u2019s wrong economic policies and institutionalized corruption. \u201cOure economic issues are under pressure. We currently have economic problems whereby people\u2019s livelihood has some difficulties. There are problems with [the regime’s] managing ability in some areas. We acknowledge that in some of our economic sectors the managing capacity is weak,\u201d he said. He also acknowledged the rapid decline of Iran\u2019s national currency\u2019s value.<\/p>\n

Two major protests have rattled the regime\u2019s foundations that first started because of the economic problems. The major protests in November<\/a>, which erupted after the sudden fuel price hike, had such a power that Khamenei ordered his thugs to \u201cdo whatever it takes\u201d to prevent the regime\u2019s downfall. Although the mullahs were able to momentarily oppress the society, but ongoing protests by different walks of life in Iran shows the society\u2019s restiveness. The recent protests after the passing of great Iranian singer, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, during which people chanted \u201cdeath to dictator,\u201d is a testament to the society\u2019s explosiveness.<\/p>\n

Acknowledging defections in the regime out of fear of downfall<\/h3>\n

Domestic and international crises have terrified the regime\u2019s officials. Thus, they continue to defect the regime to somehow avoid public\u2019s anger. In this regard, Khamenei said: \u201cCowards do not have the right to speak of rationality. Fearing and running away and leaving the field empty is not called rationality. Of course, the enemy tries to instill rationality in that wrong sense, and some people unknowingly repeat the enemy’s words sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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COVID-19 pandemic and mullahs\u2019 criminal policy of blaming the people<\/h3>\n

According to the Iranian opposition, the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>, more than 122,000 people have lost their lives<\/a> since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak in Iran. The regime\u2019s deliberate inaction and cover-up, and reopening economy and schools, all formed the mullahs\u2019 criminal policy of using this virus and its mass casualties as a barrier against people\u2019s uprising. Khamenei had even called this deadly virus a \u201cblessing\u201d and \u201ctest.\u201d Now the crisis has reached a point that even the mullahs are unable to hide it. Yet instead of helping people or taking action, the mullahs\u2019 regime, particularly Khamenei and his president Hassan Rouhani, blame people for the coronavirus outbreak, and they have announced fines for those people who do not have the means to purchase masks.<\/p>\n

In this regard, Khamenei said: \u201cSometimes some [people’s] trips cause an uncontrollable outbreak, which is really unfortunate, so in both speaking and acting, everyone should be careful.\u201d He also supported Rouhani\u2019s plan to charge poor people for not wearing masks instead of helping them, which is meant to further plunder people. \u201cRegulations must be sovereign and binding,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

What is Khamenei\u2019s solution for the regime\u2019s crises?<\/h3>\n

While acknowledging his regime\u2019s crises, Khamenei said: \u201cLet everyone know that the solution for all problems is inside the country. Many of our problems are related to abroad, but the solution is inside.\u201d But, as the highest authority of Iran, he refused to give any practical solution. Instead he foolishly spoke of the United States\u2019 problems.<\/p>\n

In a nutshell, Khamenei\u2019s speech on Tuesday once again showed the mullahs\u2019 absolute deadlock. Recent actions by Khamenei and his regime further confirm that the mullahs have reached a dead-end both inside and outside of Iran.<\/p>\n

In response to economic problems, the central bank has promised to inject several million dollars a day into the market to control the exchange rate. But, how could the mullahs\u2019 regime allocate such an amount of money to boost the economy while officials plunder people to have more money for funding terrorism abroad?<\/p>\n

As to the regime\u2019s social crisis, Khamenei and his regime took several oppressive measures recently. These measures included the execution of Navid Afkari<\/a>, Iran\u2019s wrestling champion arrested during the 2018 uprising, humiliating and parading youth on the streets under the banner of fighting \u201cthugs,\u201d and Khamenei\u2019s Friday prayer leaders threating women.<\/p>\n

But all of these desperate maneuvers have failed. Recent protests after Shajarian\u2019s death showed the public is not intimidated. The social hatred and protests against Friday Prayer Leaders\u2019 threats against women forced the mullahs to step back from their initial threats.
\nSo, in other words, the mullahs\u2019 regime has no way out of all social and economic crises and awaits its downfall.<\/p>\n

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October 8 – Tehran, #Iran<\/a>
People gathering in memory of legendary Iranian artist Mohammad Reza Shajarian launch anti-regime protests.<\/p>\n

"State media is a disgrace!"
"Down with the dictator!"#IranProtests<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/GB7QfCCYpI<\/a><\/p>\n

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n