{"id":336470,"date":"2025-09-05T19:31:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T18:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=336470"},"modified":"2025-09-05T19:35:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T18:35:21","slug":"irans-regime-faces-public-fury-as-protests-continue-over-corruption-incompetence-and-repression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/irans-regime-faces-public-fury-as-protests-continue-over-corruption-incompetence-and-repression\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran&#8217;s Regime Faces Public Fury as Protests Continue Over Corruption, Incompetence, and Repression"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_336474\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-336474\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-336474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Protest-by-retired-educators-in-front-of-the-Ministry-of-Education-in-Tehran-September-2-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Protest by retired educators in front of the Ministry of Education in Tehran September 2, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Protest-by-retired-educators-in-front-of-the-Ministry-of-Education-in-Tehran-September-2-2025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Protest-by-retired-educators-in-front-of-the-Ministry-of-Education-in-Tehran-September-2-2025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Protest-by-retired-educators-in-front-of-the-Ministry-of-Education-in-Tehran-September-2-2025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Protest-by-retired-educators-in-front-of-the-Ministry-of-Education-in-Tehran-September-2-2025-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Protest-by-retired-educators-in-front-of-the-Ministry-of-Education-in-Tehran-September-2-2025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Protest-by-retired-educators-in-front-of-the-Ministry-of-Education-in-Tehran-September-2-2025-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-336474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protest by retired educators in front of the Ministry of Education in Tehran September 2, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the first days of September 2025, a new and defiant wave of protests swept across Iran, revealing the profound depth of public anger against the clerical regime\u2019s systemic corruption and catastrophic mismanagement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From retired teachers in Tehran and victims of state-linked housing fraud in Fasa to taxi drivers in Zahedan and university students fighting for their rights, diverse segments of Iranian society have taken to the streets. These are not isolated incidents over single grievances but a unified national outcry against a regime that has plundered the nation&#8217;s wealth, dismantled basic services, and met every demand with contempt.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Economic Ruin and State-Sanctioned Theft<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime\u2019s economic failures have pushed millions to the brink, sparking protests centered on survival. In Tehran on September 2, retired teachers from 2022 rallied outside the Ministry of Education to protest a four-year delay in their pension adjustments, chanting, &#8220;We are tired of your empty slogans [about having no money]!&#8221; In a clear sign of the mounting pressure on the regime, they were joined by teachers from the Literacy Movement, holding a protest for the third consecutive day to demand fair employment contracts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">September 2\u2014Tehran<br \/>\nRetired educators from the years 2022 to 2024 gathered in front of the Ministry of Education. These hardworking individuals, who have dedicated years to the country\u2019s education system, are now raising their voices in protest against the officials\u2019 disregard for\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gaDDxIlMjy\">pic.twitter.com\/gaDDxIlMjy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1962837237600502135?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 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;\">This theme of economic desperation was echoed across the country. On the same day in Zahedan, taxi drivers protested after the regime abruptly cut their fuel cards, crippling their ability to earn a living. In Fasa, victims of a state-linked housing scam gathered to protest the plunder of their life savings, highlighting the deep-seated corruption that defines the regime\u2019s institutions. Their demands for accountability were met with silence from officials.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Widespread Failure of Basic Services and Repression<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Beyond economic grievances, the regime&#8217;s sheer incompetence in providing essential services has become another major flashpoint. In Borujerd, citizens took to the streets on September 1 to protest frequent and debilitating power outages, a stark symbol of decaying national infrastructure.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">September 1\u2014Borujerd, western Iran<br \/>\nLocals rally in front of the electricity department to protest unplanned electricity outages. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vC0vfwZGop\">pic.twitter.com\/vC0vfwZGop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1962563729628840363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 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;\">Meanwhile, the regime&#8217;s repressive policies are actively targeting the country&#8217;s youth. At Tehran University, students from both male and female dormitories protested a new directive stripping them of their housing rights. In a statement, the students condemned the decision as &#8220;playing with our destiny,&#8221; a move designed to disrupt the education of thousands in their final terms. This blatant attack on students underscores the regime\u2019s fear of the educated younger generation.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">National Unity and a Clear Call for Regime Change<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Crucially, the protests have moved far beyond specific demands, escalating into a unified, political challenge to the regime&#8217;s legitimacy. In Shiraz, citizens powerfully rejected the regime\u2019s divisive tactics by rallying against a &#8220;shameful&#8221; insult by state-run media towards the culture of the Lorestan people, chanting, &#8220;Our culture is not for sale.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">September 2\u2014Kermanshah, western Iran<br \/>\nRetirees from Iran&#8217;s national pension fund, the Social Security Organization, and other retirement funds gathered to demand the annulment of unjust rulings issued against Kurdish cultural rights activists in Kurdistan province. Their slogans\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VoQZSgbbHI\">pic.twitter.com\/VoQZSgbbHI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1962840578413965688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 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;\">This political consciousness is now explicit and widespread. In Kermanshah on September 2, retired teachers shattered the regime\u2019s core propaganda by chanting the potent slogan: &#8220;Our enemy is right here; they lie and say it&#8217;s America.&#8221; This sentiment is echoed nightly in cities across the country, where courageous Iranians have taken to the streets and rooftops with chants of \u201cDeath to Khamenei,\u201d \u201cDeath to the dictator,\u201d and \u201cHail to Rajavi.\u201d These slogans demonstrate that the people\u2019s grievances have coalesced into a singular demand: the overthrow of the entire ruling dictatorship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protests of early September<\/a> 2025\u2014from workers at the Iranian Offshore Oil Company in Lavan to fuel tanker drivers in Tehran\u2014are not disparate events but symptoms of a dying regime. The bravery of the Iranian people, combined with their clear and politically charged slogans, signals a new phase in their organized resistance. The regime\u2019s foundation, built on corruption and repression, is cracking under the weight of its own failures and the unyielding will of a nation demanding a free, secular, and democratic republic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the first days of September 2025, a new and defiant wave of protests swept across Iran, revealing the profound depth of public anger against the clerical regime&rsquo;s systemic corruption [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":336474,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[130],"class_list":{"0":"post-336470","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\/ 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