{"id":326975,"date":"2024-12-23T17:43:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T16:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=326975"},"modified":"2024-12-23T17:43:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T16:43:48","slug":"economic-meltdown-in-iran-becomes-a-security-crisis-for-the-clerical-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/economic-meltdown-in-iran-becomes-a-security-crisis-for-the-clerical-regime\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic Meltdown in Iran Becomes a Security Crisis for the Clerical Regime"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_250187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-250187\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-250187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Iranians-stand-in-long-queue-to-buy-chicken-in-Saveh-Northern-Iran-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran-poultry-queue\" width=\"1000\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Iranians-stand-in-long-queue-to-buy-chicken-in-Saveh-Northern-Iran-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Iranians-stand-in-long-queue-to-buy-chicken-in-Saveh-Northern-Iran-1-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Iranians-stand-in-long-queue-to-buy-chicken-in-Saveh-Northern-Iran-1-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Iranians-stand-in-long-queue-to-buy-chicken-in-Saveh-Northern-Iran-1-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Iranians-stand-in-long-queue-to-buy-chicken-in-Saveh-Northern-Iran-1-696x352.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-250187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranians stand in long queue to buy chicken in Saveh, Central Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Three-minute read<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Iran&#8217;s clerical regime is grappling with an imminent economic meltdown, with internal dissent and public dissatisfaction driving the nation toward instability. Mounting evidence suggests that the regime is terrified of the situation spiraling out of control, and the warnings issued by its officials stem not from empathy but from a desperate attempt at self-preservation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Isa Kalantari, the regime&#8217;s former Minister of Agriculture, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharghdaily.com\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-12\/951165-%D8%B9%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%AA-%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B2-%DA%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%AA-%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A6%D9%88\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">criticized the unsustainable<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> economic conditions: \u201cOur red meat prices are three and a half times the global average. What are people supposed to do with a 60,000-toman dollar? What did they do to deserve policymakers as ignorant as us?\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Amid these struggles, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asriran.com\/fa\/news\/1023553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mohammad Reza Aref<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Masoud Pezeshkian\u2019s Vice President, sought to justify rising costs by blaming global trends: \u201cSome price increases are global, and we have no choice but to adjust prices,\u201d he said, signaling a prelude to further hikes in essential goods.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Even to the regime&#8217;s officials, it has become increasingly evident that Pezeshkian&#8217;s government is utterly inept\u2014 failing to provide basic necessities such as gas, fuel, electricity, and bread. From the outset, this administration appeared doomed to fail, operating solely to implement <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/pezeshkians-cabinet-is-testament-to-khameneis-unquestioned-authority-over-irans-governance\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Khamenei\u2019s directives<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pezeshkian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pezeshkian<\/a>\u2019s Hardline Approach Is a Recipe for More Uprisings in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nSJ2JyUYAX\">https:\/\/t.co\/nSJ2JyUYAX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1829553415677981102?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 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;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Farshad Momeni, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamaran.news\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF-13\/1653347-%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%88%D9%85%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B2%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%B4%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%86%D8%B1%D8%AE-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B2-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA-%DA%86%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B7%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C-%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85-%D9%86%D9%85%DB%8C-%DA%AF%D9%88%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%AF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">speaking to Jamaran News<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, harshly criticized the regime\u2019s currency unification policy and lack of transparency. \u201cDecisions affecting 85 million people are made without even a single credible report justifying them,\u201d he stated, warning of catastrophic consequences socially, economically, and in governance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Iranian state currency has plummeted, with the dollar trading above 78,000 tomans in December. Economy Minister <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.entekhab.ir\/fa\/news\/836463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Abdolnaser Hemmati admitted<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, \u201cOur operational budget deficit has reached 1,000 trillion tomans,\u201d acknowledging the regime\u2019s inability to manage inflation and stabilize the middle class. Meanwhile, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Donya-e-Eqtesad<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> reported that reduced oil exports to China have significantly contributed to the escalating dollar prices.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Corruption and capital flight exacerbate the crisis. On December 4, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tabnak.ir\/fa\/news\/1276047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mohammad Dadkan demanded<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> accountability, asking, \u201cWhy are our youth fleeing the country? It\u2019s because irresponsible fools are in charge.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Referencing a recent Pezeshkian speech on financial imbalances, Dadkan added: \u201cThe funds that some officials and their children have taken out of the country and invested abroad must be returned.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Meanwhile, former minister <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tejaratnews.com\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-16\/956081-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B2%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%86%DA%AF-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B2%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D9%86%D8%B1%D8%AE-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AC%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%AC%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hossein Samsami also revealed<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the regime\u2019s deliberate manipulation of currency markets to offset budget deficits. \u201cThis rise in dollar prices is a coordinated move by the government and parliament, using the Central Bank as their tool. The aim is to cover deficits and adjust wages,\u201d he said. Meanwhile, inflation, exacerbated by sanctions and regional tensions, has made basic goods unaffordable for many Iranians.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>\u2019s State Media Reflects <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pezeshkian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pezeshkian<\/a> Administration\u2019s Failures in First 100 Days<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iGGraBzqF4\">https:\/\/t.co\/iGGraBzqF4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1858065539010293813?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 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;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a rare moment of candor, Abdolvahid Fayazi, a parliamentary budget committee member, admitted that the government\u2019s approach is unfeasible. \u201cThe nation\u2019s current condition is unsuitable for raising fuel prices,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.didbaniran.ir\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-4\/209871-%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B6%DB%8C-%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%81%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B2%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A8-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%86%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">he warned<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, confirming reports that private entities are now importing premium fuel, which will be sold at significantly higher prices than standard gasoline.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The crisis has not spared food prices either, with Kalantari lamenting, \u201cWe\u2019re producing for whom? Our global policies don\u2019t align with the minimum needs of the people. When policies fail to meet basic demands, what exactly are you expecting to happen?\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Even as the regime launches new mechanisms like the Commercial Currency Exchange System to reduce rent-seeking and stabilize markets, its impact remains limited. Central Bank reports show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isna.ir\/news\/1403092417569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over $50 billion spent<\/a> on essential imports this year, yet the disparity between controlled rates and market rates continues to fuel speculation and corruption.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With inflation and social discontent rising, analysts warn that Iran\u2019s economic collapse is not just a financial crisis but a profound security challenge for the regime. As Momeni pointedly asked, \u201cWhat social, economic, and governance consequences are you expecting from these failed policies in the 21st century?\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As social tensions escalate, fueling public outrage and daily street protests, the regime is under increasing pressure. Judiciary Chief <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fa.shafaqna.com\/news\/1948149\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Eje\u2019i<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> acknowledged the growing challenges, stating, \u201cThe enemy is currently more determined than ever to undermine the psychological and overall security of citizens through fearmongering and spreading falsehoods.\u201d In direct collaboration with intelligence, security, and law enforcement agencies, he instructed the Attorney General and prosecutors nationwide to \u201ctake all necessary measures to stabilize and strengthen the security of the people and citizens.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-minute read&nbsp; Iran&rsquo;s clerical regime is grappling with an imminent economic meltdown, with internal dissent and public dissatisfaction driving the nation toward instability. 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