Iran earthquake reveals regime\u2019s inaction, incompetence<\/strong><\/p>\nMore than a week after a devastating earthquake hit western Iran, the regime is putting the people last \u2014 again. The number of casualties is much higher than official statistics, according to the regime\u2019s own deputies in Parliament. Days after the 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit Kermanshah province, reports continued to surface of the authorities’ incompetence and inaction.<\/p>\n
Exhausted and exposed to freezing cold, survivors continued to seek food and shelter days after the quake, with little or no government support. \u201cWe are hungry. We are cold. We are homeless. We are alone in this world,\u201d a weeping survivor, who lost 10 members of her family in the hardest-hit town of Sarpol-e Zahab, told Reuters. \u201cMy home is now a pile of mud and broken tiles. I slept in the park last night. It is cold and I am scared.\u201d<\/p>\n
The scale of the disaster is extensive. Sadly, people did not just die from the quake. Many died later due to lack of relief efforts and horrendous mismanagement. Many injured people died due to insufficient care at hospitals, and lack of blood supply or even serum injections. Several froze to death after becoming homeless, three children and a woman among them.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the regime\u2019s suppressive forces have prevented the arrival of aid to Sarpol-e-Zahab, and have confiscated donations from trucks and vehicles. Most of the aid that is getting to the region comes from individuals, not the regime, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo state-run enterprise is helping. People are helping people,\u201d said Ayasheh Karami, 60, standing amid the ruins of her house, the LA Times reported. Regime forces are confiscating and selling items such as water, tents and food at a profit. Worse, Tehran is refusing international help for the region.<\/p>\n
Iran is no stranger to earthquakes. More than 26,000 people were killed by one in 2003 in the southeast. In 1990, more than 50,000 died when a 7.4-magnitude quake struck the northwest. That means any government in Iran should by now have the competence and expertise to deal with such recurring disasters. In Japan, for example, effective policies have been put into place to protect citizens against quakes.<\/p>\n
But the Iranian regime puts its own security and survival before the welfare of the people. Authorities spend much of their time intimidating and executing people, while usurping national wealth and channeling it to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to pay for terrorist proxies and regional designs.<\/p>\n
Poor construction practices and negligent behavior by affordable-housing schemes also put residents at risk. Shoddy construction led to a higher number of casualties from the recent quake, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n
The IRGC, other suppressive forces and the main state broadcaster continue to provide a different image of the situation, giving the impression that everything is under control. But the reality is grim. A man in Ali Abad village said despite official media reports, no one has arrived to help the residents.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnly the people of other cities, like Paveh, Sanandaj, Marivan and Ilam, have come to our aid,\u201d he said, adding: \u201cDeath to the regime and its Qods Force.\u201d Other residents say if Kermanshah was an Arab region like Lebanon or Gaza, the regime would have rushed to help in anticipation of recruiting forces and currying favor for its terrorist proxies and operations.<\/p>\n
The dire situation in western Iran is another reminder that the regime does not care about the Iranian people. It also reminds the international community that the people are deeply disgusted and distrustful of the regime, which is seen as plundering national wealth and focusing on its own survival.<\/p>\n
It is time that the regime is held to account for its inhumane actions against the people of Iran and the region. Tehran puts terrorism, its nuclear program and executions first. It should be confronted, not engaged.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Dr. Majid Rafizadeh is a Harvard-educated Iranian-American political scientist. He is a leading expert on Iran and US foreign policy, a businessman and president of the International American Council. Twitter: @Dr_Rafizadeh<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NCRI – Iran regime’s Fars news agency posted a video of angry residents in Sarpol-e Zahab, complaining of what they described as a lack of attention and news coverage of their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[178],"class_list":{"0":"post-23919","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-society","7":"tag-save"},"yoast_head":"\n
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