Salman Zaker, a member of the Industries Commission of the Iranian regime’s Majlis, warned about the possibility of famine in Iran and said that if the current “imbalances” persist, there is a likelihood of famine.
Speaking to the state-run Rokna news agency, Salman Zaker stated, “The continuation of imbalances at this level creates the possibility of famine,” adding, “If the situation continues in this way, we should also expect famine.”
He did not provide details about the Majlis and the government’s plans to address the “potential famine” and the massive crises engulfing Iran’s economy.
Amid heightened turmoil in financial markets and the continuous rise in the value of the dollar, a group of Tehran Bazaar traders went on strike, urging other shopkeepers to join them through slogans.
Social media images published on Sunday, December 29, show hundreds of Tehran Bazaar traders pulling down their shop shutters and chanting slogans such as “Close it! Close it!” while marching through the Grand Bazaar.
Striking protesters in the Grand Bazaar and Sepahsalar Market chanted slogans such as “Honorable bazaar traders, support, support,” urging other traders to join the strikes.
The repeated closures, restrictions on working hours, and enforced shop closures after 8 p.m. under the pretext of controlling the power crisis in recent days, combined with the dollar price exceeding 800,000 rials, have intensified discontent among the traders and shopkeepers.
In recent days, Ebrahim Azizi, head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iran regime’s Majlis, stated that amid the continued economic struggles of workers and retirees and the spread of protests to various cities, if “correct decisions regarding the problems of the working class” are not made, “serious consequences and concerns will arise.”
The rise in gasoline prices and, consequently, the increase in the prices of goods, medicine, transportation, and rent, along with the approval of the Hijab and Chastity Bill and the numerous other problems currently afflicting the people, have further pressured the Iranian regime. This has significantly increased the likelihood of widespread protests by the Iranian people against their rulers.
Although regime officials profit from the rising dollar prices, the Iranian people grow poorer by the day as the rial continues its freefall against the dollar, now beyond the regime’s ability to control.
While Iranian regime officials fail to address crises such as air pollution, power shortages, and foreign exchange rate control—often attributing these problems to what they call enemy psychological operations—the public holds the theocratic dictatorship responsible for the “bankruptcy tsunami.”
in recent days, the Ministry of Science announced that universities are not allowed to hold in-person classes until the end of the year, citing “weather conditions.” Meanwhile, the lack of gas and air pollution caused by the burning of mazut (heavy fuel oil) in power plants has resulted in both energy and environmental crises, making Tehran one of the most polluted cities in the world.
Notably, while Iran possesses the world’s second-largest natural gas reserves, the inefficiency of its regime leaders has left the country unable to meet domestic gas demand.
