{"id":337669,"date":"2025-09-29T19:38:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T18:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=337669"},"modified":"2025-09-29T19:38:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T18:38:50","slug":"steelworkers-retirees-and-farmers-lead-widespread-protests-in-dozens-of-iranian-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/steelworkers-retirees-and-farmers-lead-widespread-protests-in-dozens-of-iranian-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelworkers, Retirees, and Farmers Lead Widespread Protests in Dozens of Iranian Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_337670\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-337670\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-337670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Protest-rally-by-retirees-of-the-Telecommunications-Company-of-Iran-TCI-in-Marivan-September-29-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Protest rally by retirees of the Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI) in Marivan (September 29, 2025)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Protest-rally-by-retirees-of-the-Telecommunications-Company-of-Iran-TCI-in-Marivan-September-29-2025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Protest-rally-by-retirees-of-the-Telecommunications-Company-of-Iran-TCI-in-Marivan-September-29-2025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Protest-rally-by-retirees-of-the-Telecommunications-Company-of-Iran-TCI-in-Marivan-September-29-2025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Protest-rally-by-retirees-of-the-Telecommunications-Company-of-Iran-TCI-in-Marivan-September-29-2025-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Protest-rally-by-retirees-of-the-Telecommunications-Company-of-Iran-TCI-in-Marivan-September-29-2025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Protest-rally-by-retirees-of-the-Telecommunications-Company-of-Iran-TCI-in-Marivan-September-29-2025-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-337670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protest rally by retirees of the Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI) in Marivan (September 29, 2025)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On September 29, 2025, a tidal wave of protests swept across Iran, revealing the profound depth of a nation\u2019s fury against the clerical regime\u2019s corruption and incompetence. From the industrial heartlands of Ahvaz to the university dormitories of Tehran, and across dozens of cities, steelworkers, retirees, farmers, bakers, and students took to the streets, their voices united in a single roar of defiance.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Industrial Heartland Revolts: Ahvaz Steelworkers Lead the Charge<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the southern city of Ahvaz, workers from the National Industrial Steel Group led one of the day\u2019s most significant actions. After weeks of protests inside their factory complex went unanswered, they took their struggle to the streets, holding a massive rally in front of the Khuzestan provincial governor&#8217;s office. Their procession then moved through the city center, shaking the Ahvaz bazaar as they marched towards the offices of Bank-e Melli (National Bank).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More footage of INSIG workers in Ahvaz. Protesters chant:<br \/>&quot;Workers will die but won&#39;t accept humiliation&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UrypKYcsNr\">pic.twitter.com\/UrypKYcsNr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1972633106701300000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 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 chants cut directly to the heart of the regime\u2019s hypocrisy and systemic corruption. Cries of &#8220;Hussein, Hussein, is their slogan; lies and theft, their work!&#8221; echoed through the streets, a damning indictment of a leadership that cloaks its plunder in religious piety. This was not merely a labor dispute over two months of unpaid wages and production lines deliberately idled by mismanagement; it was a political rebellion, underscored by the defiant slogan, &#8220;The worker will die but not accept humiliation!&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Nationwide Uprising of Retirees: Targeting the Regime\u2019s Power Core<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Simultaneously, a coordinated movement of telecommunications retirees materialized in dozens of cities, including Tehran, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Tabriz, Sanandaj, Ahvaz, and Hamedan. This was a direct challenge to the financial empires controlled by the regime\u2019s elite. Protesters explicitly named the IRGC Cooperative Foundation (Bonyad Taavon Sepah) and the Executive Headquarters of Imam&#8217;s Directive (Setad Ejraiye Farman Imam)\u2014quasi-state institutions known for plundering national wealth under the supreme leader\u2019s authority.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">September 29\u2014Kermanshah, western Iran<br \/>Retirees of Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI) protest injustice and mismanagement by regime-linked institutions blocking their benefits.<br \/>Chants: \u201cThe Execution of Imam\u2019s Order HQ has hijacked TCI &amp; stolen our rights!\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jIKal4G687\">pic.twitter.com\/jIKal4G687<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1972630777071595870?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 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 slogans demonstrated a complete loss of faith in all branches of the state. In Isfahan, retirees chanted, &#8220;Neither parliament, nor the government, cares for the nation!&#8221; In Shush, retirees from the Social Security Organization echoed this sentiment, adding, &#8220;The state broadcaster is a disgrace!&#8221;\u2014a clear rejection of state propaganda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a powerful speech at the Tehran protest, one retiree directly addressed the authorities: &#8220;Do you not have seeing eyes and hearing ears? You see these videos, but you do nothing&#8230; Neither parliament, nor the government, nor the judiciary&#8230; cares for us or the nation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Crisis of Basic Needs: No Bread, No Water<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime&#8217;s failure to provide the most fundamental necessities fueled further outrage. In Isfahan and Mashhad, bakers protested outside provincial government buildings, warning that the production of bread itself is at risk. Their core grievance is the government&#8217;s failure to pay essential subsidies. In Mashhad, bakers reported that payments from Bank Sepah are over 100 days overdue. Their slogan captured the national mood: &#8220;Empty promises are enough, our tables are empty!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">September 29\u2014Isfahan, central Iran<br \/>Bakery workers rally outside the governor\u2019s office, protesting delayed and missing subsidies that push their shops toward collapse. Similar protests have been happening in recent weeks.<br \/>They chanted: \u201cSubsidies never came, shutters down!\u201d\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ptjq0eoz7m\">pic.twitter.com\/ptjq0eoz7m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1972632814320284004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 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, in agricultural Khuzestan, farmers gathered to protest catastrophic water shortages. One farmer vividly described their plight, accusing officials of treating them like a &#8220;football kicked between indifferent government bodies.&#8221; He exclaimed, &#8220;What kind of management is this that in Mehr (September 23\u2014October 22), at the start of the planting season, there is still no plan? If you cannot end this incompetence, resign!&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Society Unraveling at the Seams<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The protests revealed a society where every pillar is crumbling. At the Danesh dormitory of Khajeh Nasir University in Tehran, students held a nighttime rally against soaring tuition fees and abysmal living conditions, vowing to continue their protests until authorities respond to their demands.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More footage and pictures at the Danesh dormitory of Khajeh Nasir University.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SRyHDlL2gB\">pic.twitter.com\/SRyHDlL2gB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1972634698133409963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 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;\">In Nishabur, firefighters were forced to protest on their own national day of recognition. They spoke out against dangerously low wages, blocked overtime pay, the appointment of unqualified individuals to operational roles, and the &#8220;humiliating&#8221; pittance they received as a bonus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Mashhad, the desperation of small business owners was laid bare as drivers of decommissioned vans protested. Their vehicles have been left &#8220;rotting in a parking lot for three years&#8221; while awaiting a government replacement plan. With their warranties and insurance long expired, one driver asked, &#8220;How are our families supposed to live when we have no income?&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Regime Facing a Unified People<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The events of September 29 were a powerful demonstration of a nation at its breaking point. The slogans have evolved far beyond simple economic demands; they are now direct political condemnations of the IRGC, the supreme leader\u2019s financial networks, state media, and the entire government apparatus. The unity is unmistakable\u2014the same cries of defiance and slogans rejecting the regime\u2019s legitimacy echo from different groups in different cities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The scale, coordination, and fury of these protests signal that the regime&#8217;s long-standing strategy of ignoring and suppressing dissent is no longer tenable. The Iranian people are showing they have lost their fear and are increasingly united in identifying the corrupt clerical leadership as the fundamental source of their suffering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 29, 2025, a tidal wave of protests swept across Iran, revealing the profound depth of a nation&rsquo;s fury against the clerical regime&rsquo;s corruption and incompetence. 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