Protests continue across Iran over the dire economic conditions that see 80% of the country in poverty, with more Iranians citing the heart of the issue as being regime corruption and mismanagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Sunday, 18 April 2021 for the 14th<\/sup> week in a row, pensioners <\/a>of Iran\u2019s Social Security Organization protested their living conditions, which are caused by pensions that do not rise with inflation, and the regime\u2019s failure to solve the problem. They held the protests in spite of intimidation and called on the public to boycott the presidential elections in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n