{"id":307905,"date":"2023-05-30T17:27:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T16:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=307905"},"modified":"2023-05-30T17:28:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T16:28:49","slug":"a-glance-at-irans-state-media-deepening-crisis-dire-conditions-and-a-looming-uprising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/a-glance-at-irans-state-media-deepening-crisis-dire-conditions-and-a-looming-uprising\/","title":{"rendered":"A Glance at Iran’s State Media: Deepening Crisis, Dire Conditions, and a Looming Uprising\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Iran,<\/p>\n

In recent days, Iran’s state-run newspapers have once again highlighted various aspects of the country’s crises, the dire conditions faced by its people, the restive society, and the regime’s apprehension of another potential uprising.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In an article on May 28, the state-<\/span>run Etemad daily warned<\/span><\/a> about the \u201cendless cycle of poverty.\u201d \u201cThe impoverished family finds it difficult to endure this situation. However, they manage to tolerate the pressure to some extent, although it eventually lays the groundwork for rebellion, depending on the underlying cause of their poverty. If the circumstances are naturally occurring, the situation may be manageable. However, if it is due to government and societal inefficiencies, it could lead to migration and rebellion,\u201d the paper wrote.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While regime officials lie about Iran\u2019s economic meltdown and provide unrealistic statistics, state media acknowledge some aspects of the country\u2019s real financial calamity. \u201cIn the past 17 years, starting from 2006, the number of impoverished individuals in our society has more than doubled. To provide a comparison, in 2006, the impoverished population in Iran was approximately 11 million people, whereas now it has surged to around 25 million people,\u201d Etemad wrote in this regard, adding that \u201cInstead of declining, the number of impoverished individuals has shown an alarming increase. Moreover, many individuals who have remained above the poverty line are now inching closer to it.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSimultaneously, the wealth disparity between different social classes has also widened. The Gini coefficient, a measure of income inequality, previously stood at around 37. However, it has steadily risen to approximately 39 and is now expected to have surpassed 40. The overall state of our society reflects this sentiment well. Notably, wealth accumulation is still heavily influenced by factors such as rental income, indicating that we are grappling with an extreme form of poverty,\u201d the paper writes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Watch and judge how a former official slams #Khamenei<\/a> over the dire socio-economic crises in #Iran<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/qHEIBNT0P9<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) May 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n