By Pooya Stone
The state-run newspaper Mostaghel, in an interview with a health official, acknowledged that the high number of deaths is the result of the regime’s criminal policies.
Iran – Silent Increase in the Price of Fruit, Sweets, Chocolate, and Train Tickets
By Jubin Katiraie
According to a survey by Iran’s Parliamentary Research Center, the poverty line for a four-person household in Tehran has risen from 2.5 million tomans to 4.5 million tomans in the last two years, an increase of 80 percent. (Gostaresh, 4 June 2020)
Iran Is the First Country to Announce a Second Wave of Coronavirus
By Jubin Katiraie
The head of Iran’s Information Center of the Ministry of Health announced that with the death of 63 other people due to the Coronavirus virus in the last 24 hours, according to official government statistics (noting that these are not the real numbers), the number of coronavirus victims in Iran has reached 8134.
Smuggling Gang Received $36Bn & 80 Tons of Gold by Presidential Order: Iranian MP
By Pooya Stone
“By the written order of President Hassan Rouhani to the then Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), $36.1 billion and 80 tons of gold was given to smugglers of goods, forex, and drug,” said the new-elected lawmaker from Mashhad city Javad Karimi Qoddussi in a public session of the Parliament (Majlis) on June 2.
Iran: Drought and Water Shortage Crisis Threatens the Lives of Urban and Rural Residents
By Jubin Katiraie
While the need for water for health purposes has doubled with the continuing situation of the coronavirus outbreak in Iran, with the onset of the hot season, the problem of water scarcity in various provinces and cities of Iran has arisen.
Iran’s IKCO Raises Price of Eight Automobiles
By Pooya Stone
According to an official familiar with the automobile market in Iran, the Competition Council of the country has set an increase by four-to-48 percent for eight products of the Iran Khodro automaker company (IKCO).
Iranian Officials Confess to the Government’s Bleak Situation
By Jubin Katiraie
Abdul Nasser Hemmati, the head of Iran’s Central Bank, and Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, the head of government’s program and budget organization, admitted in speeches in parliament on 2 June that the situation of the clerical establishment is difficult given the international pressure or ‘maximum pressure’, and the regime is internationally isolated.
