{"id":312142,"date":"2023-09-26T20:03:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T19:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=312142"},"modified":"2023-09-26T20:03:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T19:03:18","slug":"irans-regime-thrives-on-corruption-though-not-for-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/irans-regime-thrives-on-corruption-though-not-for-long\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran’s Regime Thrives on Corruption, Though Not for Long"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An economic-oriented session in the governate of Hamedan province tagged “the Resistance Economy” and with the regime’s Minister of Economy attending- November 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In Iran, inequality has become the separating force between regime insiders and outcasts, where deep-seethed and systemic fraud burdens people to choose between an honest but poor life or a corrupt but lavish existence.<\/p>\n

The state-run “Rokna” website reported<\/a> on September 26, \u201cIn a troubling situation where 7,000 schools across the country lack basic amenities like drinking water and sanitary facilities, it has come to light that students from affluent families in Tehran are opting to order food from the upscale school menus for their daily lunch.\u201d<\/p>\n

The source added, \u201cRezamorad Sahraei, the Minister of Education, addressed Rokna’s inquiry regarding whether this practice aligns with the principle of educational justice, which is frequently discussed. Sahraei clarified that educational justice should not be conflated with these particular controversies. He emphasized that this issue is unrelated to the broader educational system and that the government does not oversee the food menus of private schools.\u201d<\/p>\n

The domination of the privileged class and the endemic corruption within their spheres have profoundly influenced the economic dynamics of the clerical regime over an extended period. To maintain control over the populace, high-ranking Iranian officials found it necessary to grant special advantages to their loyalists and fellow enforcers, thus giving rise to the elite and their associated corruption.<\/p>\n

Once the Iran-Iraq was over, the clerical regime was faced with a fatal dilemma. Masses of devastated military and paramilitary forces came back from the fronts, wondering if all the warmongering and carnage was worth it and more so, why the country would need two parallel military institutions devouring a great deal of the budget amidst a post-war milieu.<\/p>\n

At that juncture, then-president Ali-Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani proposed the idea of integrating military forces into economic activities to \u201coptimize their role and impact.\u201d Concurrently, with the initiation of privatization policies, state assets were rapidly transferred to the elite and their progeny at significantly reduced prices. In a system where the people’s right to governance has been supplanted by the Supreme Leader, any misappropriation of the public’s economy tends to be viewed as legitimate and rationalized.<\/p>\n

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The recently revealed classified documents shed light on the IRGC's control over Iran's oil revenue, underscoring the regime's corruption and economic mismanagement.https:\/\/t.co\/genvxrs91b<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) May 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n