{"id":313033,"date":"2023-10-31T15:14:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T14:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=313033"},"modified":"2025-11-04T19:49:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T18:49:14","slug":"the-origins-and-impact-of-a-failed-consolidation-project-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/anews\/the-origins-and-impact-of-a-failed-consolidation-project-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"The Origins and Impact of a Failed Consolidation Project in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A little over two years have passed since Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s ambition for a unified regime came true. However, it came at the cost of significant internal turmoil and a major decline in the authoritarian rule\u2019s followership as members and supporters of the disfavored factions begrudgingly joined the huge masses of the dissenting population in their desire for Khamenei and his president Ebrahim Raisi to fail.<\/p>\n

As early as May 2022, less than a year after the cabinet of Ebrahim Raisi was sworn in, the state-run Khabar Online<\/a> ran an article titled, “Absolute Rule: A Challenged Dream”.<\/p>\n

The piece stated, \u201cIn a situation where governance is amalgamated, and the authorities originate from a single political faction, the majority of the population, even a spectrum of street-level supporters and the body of this political current, are more dissatisfied than ever with the existing inefficiencies and the overall disarray, particularly in the realm of livelihood.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a span of over two years, the entire “consolidation project” has circled back to square one. The Raisi administration finds itself in a perpetual struggle with the parliament led by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. The Judiciary is wielding threats against parliamentary members, and Ebrahim Raisi is resorting to sending complaint letters to Khamenei, seeking his intervention to pave the way forward.<\/p>\n

The state-run newspaper Ebtekar wrote on October 28<\/a>, \u201cIt seems like some members of the parliament do not consider government officials very competent, and it appears that they do not accept their work. Perhaps that is why some bills presented by the government to the parliament undergo significant changes in parliamentary committees; changes that government officials object to and believe that their proposed bills have been altered.\u201d<\/p>\n

The source added, \u201cIn the context of changes made to the Seventh Development Plan<\/em><\/a> bill, unlike Hassan Rouhani, Ebrahim Raisi personally wrote a letter to the Supreme Leader expressing concerns about the extensive alterations made by members of parliament to the bill. He highlighted that if the parliament’s reconciliation committee’s decisions are approved, the government will be unable to execute the Seventh Development Plan<\/em> due to the substantial financial burden it imposes on the government.\u201d<\/p>\n

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#Iranian<\/a> state officials warn about low morale among the ranks of the regime. Watch and judge if this is indicative of a defection crisis amid #IranRevolution2022<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/U6TJS5QrqO<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) December 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n