Economic Crisis and Currency Issues in Iran

Omid, God is my witness, since a few days ago,

when they announced that starting Saturday morning, to every

person over eighteen, to meet their needs, they would sell

ten thousand dollars, I haven't slept, I swear to God.

Mr. Ghalibaf, you yourself know that one of the country's problems right now is the shortage of

foreign currency resources.

So why, under these circumstances, when that man came and said

that within two more weeks, Iran's economy

would collapse, ten days of those two weeks have passed,

and on the tenth day, Mr. Hemmati, whom this very Parliament

removed from the Ministry of Economy, announced that to every Iranian

over eighteen, he would give ten thousand dollars. Let's see who can buy these ten thousand

dollars. First of all, people who receive subsidies,

if they have two and a half billion tomans

to go buy ten thousand dollars, their subsidies

will be cut off. So they won't do it.

Other than Mr. Hemmati and his friends,

others, brokers, and thieves, who can? I

this morning, before the session began, from this very crowd

when more than half of them are either reporters or employees so that eight of them won't be rented,

I asked, which of you has two and a half billion dollars to go pay and buy ten thousand dollars?

Where do these ten thousand dollars go, other than into the rich people's pockets?

Mr. Ghalibaf?

This is more important than the Strait of Hormuz today.

This is blowing the Uhud Pass away. For God's sake, today,

make the session urgent and stop this starting today.

He has set aside two billion dollars for this.

How much money for butterfly patients does this two billion dollars amount to?

How much medicine could it pay for? Why has this country become so

ownerless that everyone, every driver

from Rafsanjan, can do whatever the hell he wants in this country? Prison has become

normal too, no problem, I'll go to prison.

Mr. Ghalibaf, stop them. I've told you once before,

stop them. They're selling the country to America,

I swear to God, Mr. Ghalibaf—

Thank you very much.

Mr. Mardom—

Please.

I said to— if it gets broadcast, I don't know whether they'll air this or

not—

it will be broadcast.

People, tell me, what does it mean to do this at night in the square?

I said this is a crime. By God, if

I weren't afraid of going to hell for the wrongs I did to you people,

today I'd have set myself on fire in front of the bank.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

By God, this is a betrayal.

Mr. Kouhestani, thank you very much. Thanks.