{"id":307420,"date":"2023-05-17T06:44:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T05:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=307420"},"modified":"2023-05-17T21:18:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T20:18:35","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-17-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-17-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 17, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n

UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

State Media Raise Alarm Concerning Financial Crises<\/h3>\n

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Iran’s financial calamity has reached a point where the tightly controlled state media acknowledge some aspects of the country’s economic crunch and the regime’s failure and unwillingness to address them.<\/p>\n

“In just the past two years, the escalation of housing prices, rental costs, automobiles, and essential commodities has reached unprecedented levels, leaving one astonished. The sheer magnitude of these exorbitant prices, coupled with the apathy exhibited by government officials towards the economic sector, will undeniably leave a lasting imprint in the nation’s collective memory,” the state-run Sharq daily<\/a> wrote on May 17.<\/p>\n

“What is glaringly evident on the forefront is the distressing reality of a misery index surpassing 40%, accompanied by an alarming inflation rate of 50%, aspects that seem doesn\u2019t need economists and analysts to understand it!” the paper adds.<\/p>\n

“The soaring cost of living is not limited to everyday expenses alone. Even after one’s passing, burdensome financial obligations befall the grieving families. These families, predominantly from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, find themselves unable to bear the costs associated with funerals, burials, and interments,” the state-run ILNA News Agency<\/a> wrote on May 17.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 8:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran Protests at a Glance<\/h3>\n

Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n

Protests and strikes continued in several cities across Iran on Wednesday,\u00a0 as the mullahs\u2019 regime has escalated executions.<\/p>\n

Brave youths across Iran have launched a new campaign of anti-regime attacks and measures in the capital Tehran and at least eight other cities, responding to the mullahs\u2019 brutal wave of executions. These attacks and measures include:<\/p>\n

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  • Attacking a branch of the regime\u2019s so-called judiciary in Mashhad<\/li>\n
  • Attacking IRGC paramilitary Basij bases in the cities of Tehran, Arak, Kermanshah, and Urmia<\/li>\n
  • An attack on the so-called \u201cKhomeini Relief Committee\u201d in Urmia<\/li>\n
  • Attacking a branch of the regime\u2019s\u202fbonyads\u202f<\/em>(economic foundations) in Bandar Anzali that are involved in plundering the locals<\/li>\n
  • An attack on a so-called \u201cIslamic Cultural Center\u201d in Isfahan that the regime uses to promote the mullahs\u2019 ideology of hatred, misogyny, and fundamentalism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    May 17 – Ahvaz, southwest #Iran<\/a>
    More footage of retirees and pensioners of the regime's Social Security Organization holding a gathering demanding their rights while protesting their low pensions.    #IranProtests<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/bcoRMpRoAP<\/a><\/p>\n

    — People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) May 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n