{"id":245302,"date":"2021-08-20T13:19:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T18:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=245302"},"modified":"2023-01-31T17:46:54","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T16:46:54","slug":"iran-covid-19-crisis-khamenei-and-mafia-of-medications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-covid-19-crisis-khamenei-and-mafia-of-medications\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Covid-19 Crisis: Khamenei and Mafia of Medications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-covid19-crisis-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-245304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/iran-covid19-crisis-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran-covid19-crisis (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/iran-covid19-crisis-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/iran-covid19-crisis-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/iran-covid19-crisis-1-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/iran-covid19-crisis-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/iran-covid19-crisis-1-696x390.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Covid-19 crisis deepens daily. This worsening crisis is due to the regime\u2019s inhumane Covid-19 policy. Particularly in January 2021, the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, banned the credible Covid-19 vaccines.\u00a0Since his regime\u2019s foundation was rattled by the major Iran protests in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-november-2019-uprising-and-its-amplifications\/\" rel=\"noopener\">November 2019<\/a>, Khamenei called the deadly Covid-19 a \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/inside-source-reports\/khamenei-compares-covid-19-crisis-to-iran-iraq-war-calling-it-a-blessing\/\" rel=\"noopener\">blessing<\/a>\u201d and tried to use it for quelling Iran\u2019s restive society. Thus, he ultimately banned vaccines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Besides, Khamenei persisted in producing \u201cdomestic vaccine,\u201d which was later revealed to be another plan to plunder Iranians. In August, Iran experienced the fifth Covid-19 crisis, and the deadly Delta variant spread across the country. With record-breaking death toll per day, Khamenei sensed his ongoing inhumane Covid-19 policy would only increase people\u2019s hatred.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On August 11, he <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/iran-covid-19-crisis-mullahs-desperate-struggles-to-avoid-an-uprising\/\" rel=\"noopener\">rushed<\/a> to the TV and said, \u201c[officials] should procure vaccines for people. People should have access to millions of vaccines.\u201d Due to Khamenei and his regime\u2019s criminal policies, over 370,000 Iranian have so far perished since the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak in Iran.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"A look back at the contradictory remarks made by Ali Khamenei and Hassan Rouhani over Covid19\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_-9U4fZBLoYk\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F-9U4fZBLoYk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-9U4fZBLoYk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M28S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-08-16T21:30:48Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_-9U4fZBLoYk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F-9U4fZBLoYk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">A look back at the contradictory remarks made by Ali Khamenei and Hassan Rouhani over Covid19<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-9U4fZBLoYk\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F-9U4fZBLoYk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"A look back at the contradictory remarks made by Ali Khamenei and Hassan Rouhani over Covid19\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"A look back at the contradictory remarks made by regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and former president Hassan Rouhani over #Covid19. *** Content on the PMOI\/MEK&#039;s official YouTube channel is not subject to copyright if the source is mentioned ***\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cThe Food and Drug Administration is under heavy pressure to approve domestically produced vaccines and anti-coronavirus medicines. Because obtaining approval from the Ministry of Health means a huge profit for the drug owner,\u201d the state-run Jahan-e Sanat acknowledged on December 14 in this regard. The private companies are all under Khamenei\u2019s control.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">One of these companies is Barkat Pharmaceuticals Holding Company. This parent company owns 60.6 percent of the Alborz Investment Group, the second-largest pharmaceutical holding company in the country. Companies in this conglomerate include:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Alborz Pharmaceuticals Company<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Sobhan Pharmaceuticals Company (manufactures pills)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Pharmaceuticals Company<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Tolid Pharmaceuticals Company<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Sobhan Oncology Company \u2013 Manufactures Paclitaxel, licensed by the Swiss pharmaceutical company Stragen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">KBC (importer)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Alborz Distributors<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Alborz Ascend Investment Company<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Alborz Balak Company<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Farabi Pharmaceutical Manufacturer (17 percent)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Razak Pharmaceutical Manufacturer (12 percent)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Ati Farmed Company (51 percent)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">BioSun Company (20 percent)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Alborz-Zagros Company<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This holding has been tasked with producing vaccines, but the result has been less than 2 percent of the population vaccinated. This holding is controlled by the Execution of Imam Khomeini\u2019s Order, which is under Khamenei\u2019s control. The previous chief of this plundering institution, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/resource\/mohammad-mokhber-first-vice-president\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Mohammad Mokhber<\/a>, has become the Chief of Staff of the regime\u2019s new president, Ebrahim Raisi.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_nInDJtQVhAU\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nInDJtQVhAU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M13S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-08T21:44:53Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_nInDJtQVhAU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nInDJtQVhAU\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"January 8, 2021\u2014While the number of Covid-19 victims in Iran is reaching the 200,000 mark under the most conservative assessments, regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei specifically expressed his opposition to importing vaccines. He left no doubt that he is the first individual responsible for the killing of thousands of deprived Iranians. \u201cThe entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country are banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly,\u201d he said on Friday. \u201cIf the Pfizer company can make the virus vaccine, why do they want to give it us? They should use it themselves and not have such a high death rate\u2026 the same goes with the UK,\u201d Khamenei added. \u201cI also don\u2019t trust [vaccines approved by the World Health Organization. I don\u2019t know sometimes they want to check their vaccines on other nations to see if they work or not\u2026 I don\u2019t have a good feeling about France either\u2026 If [officials] want to procure the vaccine from other places and it is a reliable country, that is no problem,\u201d he continued. Khamenei then began promoting \u201cdomestic vaccines\u201d that are scheduled to be made by foundations under his control. According to the regime\u2019s own experts if they are even usable, they will not be available before late June or July. \u201cThe vaccine being prepared for Covid-19 should not be questioned. This is our country\u2019s pride,\u201d Khamenei said. \u201cOn one sample it has reached the human testing phase and has been successful. This should not be doubted\u2026 It has been successful until now and God willing it will be successful in the future,\u201d he added. Ali Khamenei&#039;s full text: The [domestic] vaccine being prepared for Covid-19 should not be questioned. This is our country\u2019s pride\u2026 It has reached the human testing phase and has been successful. God willing they will make better ones, and they will be improved day by day. It has been successful until now and God willing it will be successful in the future. The entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country is banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly... If they know how to make a vaccine, and if the Pfizer company can make the vaccine, why do they want to give it to us? They should use it themselves and not have such a high death rate\u2026 the same goes with the UK. They are not trustworthy or reliable. I don\u2019t know, perhaps they wish to test a vaccine on other nations to see if it works or not. And of course, I do not trust the French either.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Now Khamenei has ordered regime officials to procure vaccines. Still, he and his corrupted institutions continue plundering people by monopolizing the production of vaccines and distribution of medication and imported vaccines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cWhat is being speculated in the public and media is that in the absence of transparency and the absence of the rule of law, the ban on foreign vaccines claiming prosperity and supporting domestic production has given large amounts of financial resources to certain individuals, institutions, and organizations, connected to specific [officials],\u201d the state-run Hamdeli daily acknowledged on August 16.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cThe price of some of the main medications of the coronavirus has increased 12 times &#8211; save people from this helplessness,\u201d the state-run Farhikhtegan daily, an outlet close to Khamenei\u2019s faction, acknowledged on August 9.\u00a0Let\u2019s review the prices of some of the Covid-19 medications, which are scarce and have skyrocketing prices:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Favipiravir tablets:<\/strong>\u00a0The official price is 120-190 thousand tomans, sold at over 200,000 tomans in the black market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Remdesivir pills:<\/strong>\u00a0Their official price is between 700-900 thousand, but they are sold at 12 million tomans at the black market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Patients should pay between 5 to 70 million per night for a bed in ICU.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cWhen we visited the customs warehouses of Imam Khomeini Airport. In two warehouses, we saw the condensed medications and raw materials necessary for producing Covid-19 medications,\u201d the regime\u2019s Attorney General acknowledged on August 13.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Yet, he refused to underline that only Khamenei and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/the-criminal-empire-of-the-iran-regime-s-revolutionary-guards-irgc\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Revolutionary Guards<\/a> (IRGC) front companies can depot medications in custom warehouses. Khamenei and the IRGC played with people\u2019s lives during the Covid-19 outbreak. They have increased the prices of medications, forcing poor Iranian people to sell whatever they have to save their loved ones.\u00a0While Khamenei uses the Covid-19 crisis to quell the restive society and plunder people, he also increases people\u2019s hatred toward the regime, making another uprising inevitable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cThis situation has gradually put society at risk of depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and social anger. The [current crises] do not heal and leave long-term effects. Today, if we do not think of a solution for the near future, we will pay huge costs for it,\u201d Atab-e Yazd daily\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/iran-covid-19-crisis-state-media-call-for-khameneis-accountability\/\">warned<\/a>\u00a0on August 17.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran&rsquo;s Covid-19 crisis deepens daily. This worsening crisis is due to the regime&rsquo;s inhumane Covid-19 policy. 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