By Hamed
Two weeks ago, many demonstrations were held in Mashhad and the main reason was people’s total dissatisfaction of credit institutions and banks, which took their money as a hostage for several months. Firstly, people were protesting peacefully in front of Iran’s Parliament and Central Bank. Actually, banks in Iran has effective powers, and the interests are between 15 to 25%, invested in building projects.
We can never deny that citizens are facing financial problems due to the situation of the country, essentially after President Rouhani’s government have invested most of its time and energy on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Although Rouhani has promised that Iran’s economic and financial crisis will be resolved after that deal, however, the crisis is yet escalating.
Since that deal, many European companies such as Peugeot and Citroen have come to Tehran and signed multiple contracts with both governmental and non-governmental sides. Practically, and as the Supreme Leader has affirmed, these contracts have been only signed and nothing has changed on the ground. Besides, people have realised that Rouhani’s promises have not been fulfilled. Even if there were any economic
advantages out of this deal, the benefits were for the big companies and not the middle class.
Francesco Condemi, a French documentary filmmaker in his work entitled “L’affaire Peugeot” has affirmed that the Zionist Lobby in France has been putting a lot of pressure on Peugeot Company to cut its ties with Iran Khodro (Branded as IKCO, an Iranian multinational automaker headquartered in Tehran). Consequently, this emphasises that the Europeans are not committed to the JCPOA.
After France itself, Iran was world’s greatest market for the products of that company. In Europe, the French cars are the third priority after German and Italian cars, which have better qualities.
Holding a peaceful demonstration in Iran is a guaranteed right as the constitution stipulates. None of the first demonstrations witnessed in Tehran was violent until agents infiltrated urging citizens to burn national flags and martyrs’ portraits, attacking some military buildings and damaging public places by firing them, which deviated the demonstrators from their initial reasons.
MOST IRANIANS SUPPORT THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION AND RECOGNISE THE MAIN REASON FOR IRAN’S STABILITY AND SECURITY IS THE SUPREME LEADER’S WISDOM.
Sayed Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader, in a public speech, on 15 February 2017, said that he told the Iranian officials, if people took to the streets on 22 Bahman (The
date on the Persian calendar coinciding with the anniversary of the February 11, 1979, Islamic Revolution), it does not mean that they are satisfied with what the government does. The Supreme Leader added, “People’s grievances cannot be ignored: recession, unemployment, and inflation are important issues. The government must account for what it has done for the “resistance economy,” and sell more oil was not the same as following through with policies that would protect the Iranian people.”
He also said, “One European official said to one of our officials that if it was not for the JCPOA, a war on Iran would be certain. This is just a lie! Why are they talking about war? Because they want to engage the minds in war; however, the real war is an economic war, sanctions and ruining the levels of employment activity and technology industries within our country. They draw our attention to a military war so we may forget about these other wars. A real war is a cultural war.”
Undoubtedly, the right of people to demonstrate peacefully is an essential right, but we should be careful of foreign infiltrations. We cannot forget what has happened and still in Ukraine, Georgia and some other countries in East of Europe. In addition to the media manipulation on Libya and Syria by people like BHL and George Soros. Various fabricated demonstrations were filmed in a theatre in Qatar and have been pretended as they have taken place in Libya, Syria, and even Ukraine.
During the recent events in Iran, the Western Mainstream Media has utilised many fabricated videos claiming that they have taken place in different Iranian cities. BBC Persian, VOA Persian and Manoto were
trying to stimulate chaos in any possible ways. It is worthy to mention that almost 200 Persian-language television channels have been founded in Iran after 2009 presidential elections. These channels provoke people to reject their political regime by calling them to demonstrate and come to streets. In addition, they brainwash the minds of the Iranians through multiple series and movies that attack their ideological-cultural lifestyle, values and conventions.
All of these international channels are backed and financed by Western powers, mainly British and American intelligentsia. Besides, so-called NGOs like Brookings Institution’s Centre for Middle East Policy (Saban centre), International Republican Institute, Freedom House, United States Agency for International Development, Albert Einstein Institution, Council on Foreign Relations, American Enterprise Institute and many others are trying their best to interfere in the Iranians affairs.
DONAL J. TRUMP & OTHERS WHO, IN THE NAME OF HUMAN RIGHTS, ARE HARDLY WORKING TO CREATE CHAOS IN IRAN. WHILST, THEY IGNORE THEIR WORLDWIDE CRIMES, KILLING, MASSACRING, TORTURING, DOING GENOCIDES, RAPPING, VIOLATING, AND STEALING THE WEALTH AND RESOURCES OF POOR NATIONS.
Iranians, people and elites, are against the corrupted officers who have to pay the price as Leader said, “In my eyes, those authorities who betrayed nation’s confidence have to be executed”. Nevertheless, many officials
including Major General Mohsen Rezaee view that we should realise the infiltrated anti-governmental individuals from the peaceful citizens. Those peaceful people request to have a better economic situation, which is a legitimate and fundamental right.
Definitely, Iran, Russia, Syria, Iraq and Hezbollah have defeated the American’s so-called project “War on Terror” and their vision for the Middle East. ISIS, Al-Qaeda and other extremists sectarian Wahhabi groups failed to fulfil the American dream. Accordingly, creating chaos in Iran was their last step, but, fortunately, the Iranian people are wise enough to confront these conspiracies.
It is significant that pro-government demonstrations are occasionally held in democratic States such as Iran. People have taken to streets, despite the extremely cold and snowy weather, to slam the anti-government violent activities taking place. However, Western and Saudi stream media is not covering these pro-Leader and pro-Islamic Republic demonstrations. Remarkably, one of the people’s slogans condemning foreign agents infiltrated in initial protests was, “WE THE PEOPLE TAKE CARE OF STOPPING THE ANTI-REVOLUTION DEMONSTRATION AND YOU THE OFFICIAL TAKE CARE OF ECONOMIC PROBLEMS.”
US military bases have formed a strategic envelope around Iran, as well as many terrorist extremist groups, were founded, such as Al-Qaeda on the Western borders and ISIS on Eastern borders by US intelligentsia. However, they have proven a complete failure and
instead have strengthened Iran. Supreme Leader Sayed Ali Khamenei has mocked US president Donald Trump and said that he would fail in his hardline stance against Iran, just as his “smarter” predecessor Ronald Reagan did before him. “Reagan was more powerful and smarter than Trump. He was a better actor in making threats. He also moved against us and shot down our plane,” Leader Khamenei emphasised.