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In its editorial, the state-run newspaper Jomhuri Eslami on December 25, under the headline “Necessity of amending the budget bill” wrote: “Asset taxation with this decree, which is foreseen in the 2022-2023 budget bill, if implemented, in addition to being a kind of heresy in tax collection, will create devastating problems for the public.”

Budget Bill 2022-2023 and Iranian Regime’s Fear of Social Explosion

December 28, 2021

By 2020, the average salary of Iranian teachers was 58 million rials (about $221) per month. Despite promises from the former head of the Planning and Budget Organization, Mohammad Bagher Nobakht that by 2021 this salary would increase, this has not come into fruition.

The Recent Teachers’ Protests in Iran Are Adding to the Country’s Severe Unrest

December 28, 2021

As 2021 draws to a close, a look back at the year highlights just how restive the Iranian society has become amidst the ever-worsening socio-economic crises that have brought them to the brink of explosion.

Complete Unrest Across Iran Has Been the Main Feature of 2021

December 27, 2021

Iran’s Social Security Organization is one of the dozens of centers of socio-economic crisis, which is caught in a quagmire of corruption and mismanagement, and experts believe that in the not-too-distant future it will collapse due to various problems.

Iran Social Security Organization on the Verge of Collapse

December 27, 2021

On Wednesday, Dec 15, 2021, Professor Matthew Kroenig, American political scientist and national security strategist, addressed a briefing at the National Council of Resistance of Iran, U.S. Representative Office(NCRI-US) in Washington, DC on policy options to counter the rising Iranian threat.

Matthew Kroenig Addresses Conference on Policy Options to Counter the Rising Iranian Threat — December 15, 2021

December 26, 2021

On Wednesday, Dec 15, 2021, David Shedd Acting Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (2014–2015), addressed a briefing at the National Council of Resistance of Iran, U.S. Representative Office(NCRI-US) in Washington, DC on policy options to counter the rising Iranian threat.

David Shedd Addresses Conference on Policy Options to Counter the Rising Iranian Threat — December 15, 2021

December 25, 2021

The November 2019 Uprising stemmed from the regime’s decision to suddenly raise the price of gasoline. The protests quickly spread across Iran, encompassing up to 200 cities, and within hours, the protests became politically motivated, rejecting the theocratic mullahs and their regime.

The Implications of the November 2019 Uprising Only Spell Disaster for the Iranian Regime in the Near Future

December 24, 2021

In the past few decades, the air quality in Tehran and other major cities in Iran has declined greatly and gradually become unbreathable. In recent years, the pollution index levels have reached dangerously high, threatening the health of elders and people with respiratory illnesses.

Severe Pollution in Iran’s Major Cities Is Going From Bad to Worse

December 24, 2021

Due to the dire financial conditions of the Iranian government, the regime is forced to barter oil for the country’s businesses and even projects like the housing projects.

Iran Is Paying Chinese Construction Companies in Oil

December 22, 2021