{"id":326168,"date":"2024-11-28T21:39:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T20:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=326168"},"modified":"2024-11-28T21:39:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T20:39:20","slug":"iran-news-parliament-speaker-ghalibaf-faces-questions-on-crisis-as-regime-spins-narrative-amid-worsening-public-anger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/iran-news-parliament-speaker-ghalibaf-faces-questions-on-crisis-as-regime-spins-narrative-amid-worsening-public-anger\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf Faces Questions on Crisis as Regime Spins Narrative Amid Worsening Public Anger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-326169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-ghalibaf-meets-state-media.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-ghalibaf-meets-state-media.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-ghalibaf-meets-state-media-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-ghalibaf-meets-state-media-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-ghalibaf-meets-state-media-749x420.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-ghalibaf-meets-state-media-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-ghalibaf-meets-state-media-696x390.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a carefully orchestrated meeting with media representatives, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/anews\/who-is-who\/who-is-mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf-ambitious-hooligan-turned-parliament-speaker-with-eyes-on-irans-presidency\/\">Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf<\/a>, Speaker of the regime\u2019s Parliament, faced questions about Iran\u2019s growing social and economic crises. While state-affiliated media figures raised concerns about the country\u2019s deteriorating conditions, the session primarily served as a controlled effort to frame decades of governance failures as abstract and collective rather than directly tied to the regime\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the meeting, Ghalibaf acknowledged public frustration but avoided direct responsibility. \u201cWe must acknowledge the importance of media in reflecting the realities of society,\u201d he stated, promising regular dialogues with media managers. However, his remarks offered no meaningful solutions, emphasizing vague commitments instead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The editor-in-chief of the state-run Ruydad24 website, Mohammad <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rouydad24.ir\/fa\/news\/392315\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heydari raised the issue<\/a> of widespread public anger and depression, framing it as a product of poor governance and systemic failures. \u201cThe country is standing on the edge of a precipice, where even a small push\u2014like a sliding grain of sand\u2014could lead to collapse,\u201d Heydari said. While his comments acknowledged mismanagement, they avoided challenging the core structure of the regime or its ultimate leadership.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> Regime Faces Mounting Economic Crisis as Lawmakers and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Media?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Media<\/a> Sound Alarm<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y8ckE5PgfK\">https:\/\/t.co\/Y8ckE5PgfK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1861827326259912937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2024<\/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;\">The statistics presented, many of which originate from state-controlled sources, highlighted the devastating impact of years of mismanagement. Heydari cited figures showing a 344-fold increase in housing prices over the past three decades and a rise in <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/general\/51081-in-the-past-two-years-8-million-people-added-to-irans-poor-population\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the poverty rate<\/a> from 22% to 38% between 2016 and 2020. However, the credibility of such figures remains questionable given the regime\u2019s history of manipulating data to serve its narrative. For example, real figures on unemployment and inflation are widely believed to be much worse than official reports suggest, and many suspect the regime is downplaying the extent of the country\u2019s economic collapse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ghalibaf avoided engaging with specific questions, including Heydari\u2019s direct challenge: \u201cWhat is your share in preventing this imminent collapse?\u201d Instead, the Speaker deflected by emphasizing general themes of unity and governance improvement. \u201cThe role of decision-makers, both in agreement and in opposition, must be directed toward national solidarity,\u201d he said, sidestepping the systemic corruption and policy failures that have fueled the current crises.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even as the regime tries to present itself as introspective, its actions betray a fear of mounting public anger. According to Heydari, 60% of Iranians\u2014roughly 48 million people\u2014wish to leave the country, a figure he said reflects desperation rather than ambition. &#8220;The motivation for migration is no longer seeking better opportunities but escaping a sinking ship,\u201d Heydari noted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> Spread Nationwide as Economic Grievances Escalate<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3uDNBy7vQF\">https:\/\/t.co\/3uDNBy7vQF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1862015250930807001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2024<\/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;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC4479403\/#:~:text=Iran%20has%20the%20highest%20rate,of%20drug%20abuse%20in%20Iran.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Addiction rates<\/a> have also surged, with figures suggesting that 22% of workers and 14.8% of university students now suffer from substance abuse. Among teenagers, addiction rates have quadrupled over the past two decades, a phenomenon linked not only to despair but also to the worsening economic conditions forcing young people into precarious labor or unemployment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The controlled nature of the meeting, coupled with the regime&#8217;s known track record of data manipulation, reinforces skepticism about the transparency of these discussions. By framing the issue as collective governance failures, the regime seeks to spread accountability rather than address the systemic issues that lie at the heart of Iran\u2019s crises. Ghalibaf\u2019s vague reassurances reflect a state unwilling to engage with the fundamental realities of its role in driving the country toward collapse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a carefully orchestrated meeting with media representatives, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the regime&rsquo;s Parliament, faced questions about Iran&rsquo;s growing social and economic crises. 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