{"id":33699,"date":"2022-05-26T07:29:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T05:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=33699"},"modified":"2022-05-26T16:56:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T14:56:15","slug":"iran-abadan-people-protest-the-regimes-incompetence-following-metropol-tower-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iran-protests\/2022\/05\/iran-abadan-people-protest-the-regimes-incompetence-following-metropol-tower-collapse\/33699\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: Abadan People Protest the Regime\u2019s Incompetence Following Metropol Tower Collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Abadan-People-Protest-the-Regimes-Incompetence-Following-Metropol-Tower-Collapse.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33711\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Abadan-People-Protest-the-Regimes-Incompetence-Following-Metropol-Tower-Collapse.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Abadan-People-Protest-the-Regimes-Incompetence-Following-Metropol-Tower-Collapse-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Abadan-People-Protest-the-Regimes-Incompetence-Following-Metropol-Tower-Collapse-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the mullahs\u2019 regime state-run media, on Monday, May 23, 2022, the incomplete 10-story Metropol building in Abadan, Khuzestan Province <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/collapse-of-the-10-story-building-in-abadan-leaves-many-dead-or-injured\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">collapsed<\/a>, leaving many dead or injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the collapse of the 10-story Metropol complex building in Abadan on May 23, people outraged at the regime\u2019s corrupt establishment that failed to heed the warnings and demonstrated a flawed rescue operation have taken to the streets and are chanting slogans against state officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Abadan\u2019s Metropol tower collapsed, most relief efforts have been carried out by volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Relief worker in Abadan The government is not helping Metropol victims\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T80zam2gXAo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Abadan People chanting slogans against local officials, and state. These slogans heard among Abadan people\u2019s protests:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t want an incompetent government!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIncompetent officials are a disgrace!\u201d \u201cAbadan locals may die, but live in shame!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, Angry protesters chant: \u201cI will kill those who killed my brother!\u201d and \u201cPeople of Abadan rise up! Your brother was killed!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 25 \u2013 Abadan, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br>Angry protesters chant: \"I will kill those who killed my brother!\" in tonight's anti-regime protest.<br>Locals are furious after the collapse of a 10-story building that killed 16 people.<br>Internet connection is disrupted.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GUnQ6Muqnx\">pic.twitter.com\/GUnQ6Muqnx<\/a><\/p>\u2014 People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1529551627031564289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Protesters chanted against the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2020\/10\/who-is-ali-khamenei-iranian-regime-supreme-leader\/19254\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>, and the regime\u2019s President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-ebrahim-raisi-a-mass-murderer-for-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ebrahim Raisi<\/a>, during Tuesday night\u2019s (May 24) anti-regime protests. They were chanting: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDeath to the dictator!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 25 \u2013 Abadan, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br>Protesters chanted against the regime's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei during last night's anti-regime protests. They were chanting:<br>\"Death to the dictator!\"<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/noVey6AFQB\">pic.twitter.com\/noVey6AFQB<\/a><\/p>\u2014 People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1529688781435052032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And \u201cRaisi, shame on you! Let go of the country!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 25 \u2013 Abadan, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br>Protesters chanted against the regime's President Ebrahim Raisi during last night's anti-regime protests. They were chanting:<br>\"Raisi, shame on you! Let go of the country!\"<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ahs0bY5N92\">pic.twitter.com\/ahs0bY5N92<\/a><\/p>\u2014 People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1529691297291898880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The protests of the people of Abadan continue a few days after the fall of the Metropol Tower<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A massive crowd of locals in Abadan, Khuzestan province, took to the streets on Wednesday night, May 25, in anti-regime protests triggered by the collapse of the city\u2019s Metropol tower on Monday, May 23.<br>Angry protesters were chanting slogans against the regime, local officials, and the corrupt contractor responsible for the faulty construction project that led to the tower crumbling down, leaving at least 16 people killed, 37 injured, and dozens still feared missing.<br>State media is reporting 34 of those injured have been dispatched and are recovering in their homes now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday night, saw protesters chanting slogans specifically targeting senior regime and local Abadan and Khuzestan province officials for their destructive policies and corruption that led to the disaster, and recent incompetence in providing necessary aid during the rescue effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Anti regime protests in Abadan, Khuzestan, after the Metropol Tower collapse\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bksGLpiNem0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maryam Rajavi\u2019s message on the occasion of the catastrophic collapse of the Metropol Tower in Abadan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mrs.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/ncri\/alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NCRI<\/a>), offered her condolences to the victims\u2019 relatives and the people of Abadan for the tragic loss of life and wished those injured a speedy recovery. She stressed that the regime and its policies were to blame for such disasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Offering my condolences to the victims\u2019 relatives and the people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Abadan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Abadan<\/a> for the unfortunate loss of our compatriots after a building collapsed. I wish a speedy recovery to the injured. Such disasters result from the anti-popular policies of the criminal mullahs\u2019 regime. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1528784558774267905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the collapse of the 10-story Metropol complex building in Abadan on May 23, people outraged at the regime\u2019s corrupt establishment that failed to heed the warnings and demonstrated a flawed rescue operation have taken to the streets and are chanting slogans against state 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