Iran: the revolt of the army of the hungry

The bomb of price liberalization exploded with unprecedented violence. In just a few months since Massoud Pourshekian’s government took office, the prices of essential goods have soared at a dizzying pace. The semi-official ILNA news agency, commenting on Pourshekian’s remarks that his government was “on the brink of the abyss”, asked a scathing question: «Has the government found nothing better to save itself from this abyss than to further empty citizens’ subsistence baskets?»

The official daily Jomhouri Eslamiin its November 25 edition, issued a stern warning to the regime’s leaders with the headline: «Fear the revolt of the army of the hungry.» The article states: «The economic crisis is intensifying every day, the poor are getting poorer, the rich are getting richer, and this unprecedented aristocratic corruption, which is engulfing our society, continues to spread.»

It is no coincidence that Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader and religious dictator, urged the Basijs, in a speech on November 25, to «prepare to fight rioters and troublemakers».

According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), Iran’s nuclear program has cost the Iranian people approximately $2 trillion. During his electoral campaign, the current president of parliament even recognized that «almost 96% of the population cannot afford to meet their food needs, while only 4% take full advantage of all the riches».

In this explosive context, the staggering figures for executions reflect the seriousness of the situation. In just three months since Massoud Pourshekian came to power, more than 450 executions have been recorded. In October, one person was executed every four hours. At the same time, strikes and demonstrations are increasing, raising fears of the imminence of a new uprising.

Resistance is growing

Resistance units, scattered across the country and led by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), continue to make remarkable progress. In an interview with France 24, a French journalist who recently returned from Iran reported that young Iranians are burning, at night, the symbols of the regime and its instruments of repression.

Over the past two and a half years, despite numerous arrests and human losses, these “resistance units” have carried out on average more than 20 daily operations across different cities in the country. These actions include acts of propaganda, sabotage, as well as attacks targeting the infrastructure of the regime’s repressive apparatus.

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