{"id":333705,"date":"2025-07-02T15:42:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T14:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=333705"},"modified":"2025-07-02T15:45:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T14:45:01","slug":"iran-protests-resurge-as-dormant-volcano-awakens-over-economic-ruin-and-repression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-resurge-as-dormant-volcano-awakens-over-economic-ruin-and-repression\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests Resurge as Former MP Warns Nation Is a \u201cDormant Volcano\u201d Amid Economic Ruin and Repression"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_330299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330299\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-fajr-jam-gas-workers-protest-08042025.jpg\" alt=\"Striking Workers at Fajr Jam Gas Refinery continue protests into the new year \u2013 April 8, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-fajr-jam-gas-workers-protest-08042025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-fajr-jam-gas-workers-protest-08042025-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-fajr-jam-gas-workers-protest-08042025-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-fajr-jam-gas-workers-protest-08042025-803x420.jpg 803w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-fajr-jam-gas-workers-protest-08042025-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-fajr-jam-gas-workers-protest-08042025-696x364.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Striking Workers at Fajr Jam Gas Refinery continue protests into the new year \u2013 April 8, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"115\" data-is-last-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"95\" data-end=\"114\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Two-minute read<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A stark warning from a former member of the regime\u2019s parliament on July 1, 2025, has confirmed what daily protests across Iran already show: the country is a tinderbox of social and economic discontent. Parvaneh Salahshouri, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bZLLga39xc0?t=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a former MP, confessed<\/a> the regime\u2019s precarious position, stating, &#8220;Iran is currently like a dormant volcano that any spark could lead to an explosion.&#8221; She added a warning to officials: &#8220;If they do not act, unfortunately, nothing pleasant awaits us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This insider admission is not a prediction of a distant future but a reflection of a volatile present, where the cries of a suffering populace grow louder, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/irans-economic-collapse-and-social-unrest-looming-in-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">challenging a regime<\/a> whose policies are the direct source of their misery.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Our Tables are Empty&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On June 28 and 29, 2025, retirees, among the most vulnerable segments of society, once again took to the streets in cities like <strong>Tehran<\/strong> and <strong>Rasht<\/strong> to protest the regime&#8217;s &#8220;plunderous policies.&#8221; In <strong>Rasht<\/strong>, their chants cut to the heart of the crisis, directly linking their economic hardship to political oppression: &#8220;Enough tyranny and oppression, our tables are empty.&#8221;<\/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 Regime Faces Internal Reckoning as Ceasefire Begins<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cC94qGKplK\">https:\/\/t.co\/cC94qGKplK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1937900058193563710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 2025<\/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;\">Their protests were not just a plea but a call to action for the wider population. With slogans like &#8220;Our pain is your pain, join us, compatriots,&#8221; these pensioners are demonstrating a growing awareness that a united front is necessary to confront a system that has failed them. These recurring demonstrations underscore the severe impact of rampant inflation and inadequate pensions, which have left millions unable to afford basic necessities.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">13 Million Lose Income<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime\u2019s attempts to quell dissent through repression are actively fueling the economic crisis. In a stunning admission on June 29, 2025, regime-linked economist <a href=\"https:\/\/fararu.com\/fa\/news\/879965\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hossein Raghfar revealed<\/a> that internet shutdowns\u2014which the regime imposed during the 12-day war with Israel\u2014have deprived 13 million Iranians of their income.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This includes 5 million motorcycle couriers and 8 million citizens who earn a living through internet-based ride-hailing services. Raghfar noted the devastating impact on the most impoverished classes, stating, &#8220;This war has had the greatest impact on the lives of the general public and the lower classes; strata that had a critical livelihood situation even before the war, and now the situation has worsened.&#8221; This data provides undeniable proof that the regime\u2019s political survival tactics are directly causing mass unemployment and deepening poverty.<\/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> Expose Regime&#39;s Illegitimacy and Brutality<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zv3F1zV310\">https:\/\/t.co\/zv3F1zV310<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1933242813157654692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Regime Fueling Its Own Demise<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alongside these economic protests, a defiant political cry continues to challenge the regime\u2019s pillars of control. On July 1, 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1940316999231709468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">families of political prisoners<\/a> and defiant youths in various cities held actions under the banner of \u201cNo to Executions,\u201d highlighting the inseparable nature of the people\u2019s struggle for both bread and freedom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The convergence of these protests paints a clear picture. The chants of pensioners in Rasht, the economic devastation caused by state-imposed internet blackouts, and the public outcry against executions are not isolated incidents. They are the sparks landing on the &#8220;dormant volcano&#8221; that Parvaneh Salahshouri described. The regime, trapped in a cycle of corruption and repression that only deepens public fury, is witnessing the very conditions that threaten to ignite the nationwide explosion it fears.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two-minute read A stark warning from a former member of the regime&rsquo;s parliament on July 1, 2025, has confirmed what daily protests across Iran already show: the country is a [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":330299,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[130],"class_list":{"0":"post-333705","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-protests","8":"tag-iran-protests"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran Protests Resurge as Former MP Warns Nation Is a \u201cDormant Volcano\u201d Amid Economic Ruin and Repression - 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