{"id":307865,"date":"2023-05-29T11:57:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T10:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=307865"},"modified":"2023-05-29T14:38:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T13:38:22","slug":"is-iran-regimes-seventh-development-plan-a-mirage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/is-iran-regimes-seventh-development-plan-a-mirage\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Iran Regime\u2019s Seventh Development Plan A Mirage?\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-259149 size-full\" title=\"iran-economy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-economy.jpg\" alt=\"iran-economy\" width=\"690\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-economy.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-economy-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-economy-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In recent <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">days, the government of Ebrahim Raisi and the Iranian regime\u2019s tightly controlled state media have made much fanfare about implementing the so-called \u201cSeventh Development Plan.\u201d What is this plan and how does it resolve Iran\u2019s financial calamity? What happened to the six previous ones?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe head of Planning and Budget Organization presented the seventh development plan during a ceremony dedicated to this matter, announcing that parliament has finished examining it,\u201d the state-run Fars News Agency, linked to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjOpcehq5r_AhUU76QKHbW8BVQQFnoECBUQAQ&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncr-iran.org%2Fen%2Fnews%2Fanews%2Finside-irans-army-of-terror-and-oppression-revolutionary-guards-irgc%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw2AI18lK4yBtp5ijROqvmi2\" rel=\"noopener\">Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)<\/a>, wrote on May 21.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a meeting with his loyal MPs, the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei praised the parliament\u2019s so-called \u201cgreat works, such as ratifying the seventh development plan.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The so-called \u201cdevelopment plans\u201d started right after the Iran-Iraq war in 1988. There has been a development plan nearly every four years, aiming to address the country\u2019s economic hardships. Cloaked in the benign intention of \u201cdeveloping\u201d Iran\u2019s economy, this plan is unrealistic and is indeed a fa\u00e7ade for the IRGC\u2019s illicit financial activities and plundering of the nation\u2019s wealth. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cMany of the country\u2019s problems do not need consecutive plans, and they need actions by the ruling system. The government fails to pay its employees\u2019 salaries. So, it literally does not give a cent to spend on development plans,\u201d the <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sharghdaily.com\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA-65\/866421-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B9%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D9%87%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%85-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%87\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">state-run Sharq newspaper<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> wrote on January 7.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran\u2019s economic crisis worsens every day, despite its rich resources. Authorities\u2019 self-boasting rhetoric prevents them from admitting that they are overwhelmed by economic pressures and face an explosive society.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hvqGmZ1RNY\">https:\/\/t.co\/hvqGmZ1RNY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1645468817638711296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This plan calls for more privatization of major industries\u2014or whatever is left of them. As we have <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/irans-regime-productive-assets-plan-historic-sell-out-of-public-property\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">previously explained<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, there is no private sector in Iran, and \u201cprivate companies\u201d are the IRGC\u2019s front companies tasked with the money laundering of the world\u2019s largest terrorist group.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe government\u2019s role as a private contractor is wrong. In recent years, nothing has been handed over to the private sector. Instead, the semi-governmental institutions [IRGC] have taken matters into their hands. In contrast, governmental institutions were easier to audit. But the semi-governmental institutions answer to no one,\u201d the state-run\u202f<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.setaresobh.ir\/fa\/main\/detail\/96660\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Setar-e Sobh newspaper wrote<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fon January 31.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Besides, this so-called \u201ceconomic plan\u201d is riddled with unrealistic figures and statistics that starkly contrast the country\u2019s current financial calamity.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cAll these numbers are a dream or mirage. Why? Because the absence of essential mechanisms and conditions hinders the attainment of these objectives. Instead of a lengthy and futile 302-article bill spanning 184 pages, a concise document pinpointing the core issues should have been presented and elucidated. This program is nothing more than an illusion\u2014a concoction of appealing elements and statements that cannot be actualized under the current government, its policies, and its capacities,\u201d the state-run Ham-Mihan newspaper wrote on May 22. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cDrafting such programs mirrors numerous other instances in the country where proposals are made but remain unimplemented. This parallels the scenario of economic slogans that are recurrently mentioned at the start of each year but fail to materialize. The crucial question arises: Is the Iranian economy truly a priority? The answer is negative. With the economy lacking priority status, the written programs are relegated to insignificance, consequently impeding any prospects of prosperity,\u201d the state-run Etemad daily further acknowledged the regime\u2019s economic smoke and mirror on May 22.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The regime had the opportunity to address Iran\u2019s economic problems during Mahmoud <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.trend.az\/iran\/2061904.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahmadinejad\u2019s presidency<\/a> when it earned around $900 billion worth of oil revenues. Yet, the lion\u2019s share of this money was squandered on terrorism and advancing weapons of mass destruction or importing goods, therefore increasing the unemployment rate, liquidity, inflation, and decreasing national production. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watch and judge why the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> regime\u2019s MPs have become alarmists about an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EconomicCrisis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EconomicCrisis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xVoIWuhgGy\">pic.twitter.com\/xVoIWuhgGy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1629385451688587265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Iran suffered from the same crises during Shah\u2019s era in 1973.\u00a0 The 1973 Arab-Israeli War caused oil prices to soar, leading to an unprecedented rise in Iran&#8217;s oil revenue. However, the mismanagement of this wealth by Pahlavi&#8217;s regime, focusing on military spending and import, resulted in increased unemployment, decreased national production, and heightened inflation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tyrannical regimes, be it Iran&#8217;s ruling theocracy or its predecessors, display a disregard for the plight of the Iranian people. Despite inflation surpassing 50% and a meager production rate below 3%, the clerical regime prioritizes unrealistic plans and further exploitation of the people&#8217;s wealth. It is no surprise that Iranians chant during nationwide uprisings that \u201cpoverty, corruption, high prices, we continue until regime change.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent days, the government of Ebrahim Raisi and the Iranian regime&rsquo;s tightly controlled state media have made much fanfare about implementing the so-called &ldquo;Seventh Development Plan.&rdquo; What is this [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":259149,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[229],"class_list":{"0":"post-307865","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"tag-irans-economy"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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