بهار خجسته : economy

۱۳۹۷ مرداد ۱۰, چهارشنبه

Maryam Rajavi: Toppling The Regime Is The Only Solution To Saving Iran’s Economy

Maryam Rajavi: Toppling the Regime is the Only Solution to Saving Iran’s Economy

In her message to the protesting bazaaris of Tehran, Isfahan, Shahr-e Ray, Tabriz, Qeshm, Karaj, Bandar Abbas, Rasht, Shahriar, and a number other cities in Iran, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the president of the National Council of Resistance of Iran saluted the protesters for rising up again and resuming their strikes against the usurper clerical regime.

In this message which was published on Monday, July 30, Mrs. Rajavi said:

“The uprising which started last December in dozens of major cities of Iran contiues to date, thanks to the efforts of our people across the country, from Kazerun to Isfahan, Khuzestanand Baneh, from truck drivers and truck owners, to the workers of Haft TappehSugarcane factory and the Steel Factory of Ahvaz, and merchants of bazaar in various cities. Today, the bazaaris and the truck drivers and owners echo the voice of the Iranian people against the mullahs’ destructive rule.

The disastrous state of the economy and the foreign exchange market is the direct product of the regime’s depravity. The free fall of the value of Rial to the world’s lowest is a consequence of the rule of the mullahs who have destroyed everything to preserve their power.

It is the consequence of squandering Iran’s wealth and revenues on the criminal war in Syria, and on export of terrorism and fundamentalism to other countries.

It is the consequence of the devouring of the greater portion of Iran’s economy by Khamenei, the IRGC and state-backed foundations, which has left no business opportunity for bazaar merchants and has put the lion’s share of Iran’s consumers market at the disposal of major shopping centers owned by the IRGC and other regime factions.

The mullahs have no solution for containing this chaotic situation and all of their measures and plans have failed. Sacking the Central Bank’s president, arresting bazaar merchants, spreading lies and false pretenses are no longer effective. Iran’s crumbling economy cannot be saved unless by toppling the regime.

Expanding the protests to bring down the corrupt regime of theft and destruction is the only solution.

I urge the valiant youth of Iran and the resistance units to support the strikes of bazaaris.

As Massoud Rajavi said, “The people of Iran are the ones who have the final say, with their arisen resistance units, the revolting cities, and the National Liberation Army.”

۱۳۹۷ خرداد ۲۲, سه‌شنبه

Can Europe save the Iran nuclear deal & Tehran’s economy?

Is Europe able to save Iran nuclear deal

The United States pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal on May 9^th, slapping back a long list of frozen sanctions against the Iranian regime. The same sanctions that forced Tehran to the negotiating table with bloody knees, and this time with even more intensity.

There are claims heard that Europe can save the Iranian regime’s economy with its own version of the nuclear pact, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

It is, of course, quite natural for Europe to seek its economic benefits to salvage anything from the JCPOA corpse. Interesting, however, are comments heard from senior Iranian regime officials.

“In one word, I believe the JCPOA is dead and the Europeans are busy eating the flesh of a dead corpse,” said Mohammad Javad Larijani, secretary of the so-called Human Rights Department in the Iranian regime’s judiciary, according to state TV.

Iranian regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei delivered his thoughts and “conditions” to maybe prevent Europe from taking too much advantage of Tehran’s weakness.

“… Europe must guarantee the issue of our missiles and presence in the region are not raised… they must explicitly stand in the face of U.S. sanctions,” he said, according to state TV.

While Khamenei is in his own world ordering the European to this and that, there are no signs indicating European leaders caring less. This is especially true considering the current balance of power the Iranian regime is under.

The European Union believes the nuclear agreement is not complete and they must discuss other issues with Iran, such as their missile program, according to Iranian state TV citing French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The JCPOA must be rescued and of course completed to include Iran’s regional influence and missile capabilities, the report adds.

Europe knows quite well that in its dispute with the Iranian regime, it is the latter party that must give in. It is crystal clear for all parties involved that Tehran desperately needs the JCPOA to remain intact, far more than Europe. The Green Continent’s economy is not reliant on on trade with Iran. For Tehran’s crumbling economy, however, the story is quite different.

In 2017, Europe’s total trade with the U.S. reached $1.045 trillion in comparison to Europe/Iran trade ending at $15 billion, meaning 1.6% of the Europe/U.S. transactions
In 2015, Europe exported $1 billion in services to Iran, whereas the same figure to the U.S. reached $225 billion.
In the same year Europe imported only €600 million of services from Iran, where as its imports from the U.S. reached €212 billion. This shows Europe’s dependence to U.S. service imports, being 353 times more than Iran’s.
Iran imports around €3 billion from Germany. Considering Germany’s €1.35 trillion in exports, Iran’s share ends at a staggering .002 percent. As a result, Iran is no defining partner for Germany and Berlin can easily neglect this issue for other more important interests.
Dozens of large, multinational companies based in Europe have been seen ditching the Iranian regime in the face of strong U.S. sanctions returning at a fast pace.

What is referred to as the “European JCPOA” and the talks between Europe and the Iranian regime will not open a new door for Tehran.

European governments cannot salvage the JCPOA, knowing their private firms will act based on their own interests and abide by U.S. sanctions.

This will leave the Iranian regime hanging.