Various sectors of the Iranian people are taking to the streets in protest against the repercussions of the economic crisis in the country caused by the collapse of the currency, inflation and high prices, and the failure of their salaries and financial savings to cover the cost of living.
In addition, a number of shareholders affected by the stock market crash rallied in front of the Iranian parliament in Tehran on Thursday, December 20, calling the government, parliament and Ibrahim Raisi a “liar”, accusing the government of “deceiving” the people.
Death to the fraudulent government
In videos spread on social platforms, the protesters chanted slogans such as “a liar, false president”, “false, false electoral promises”, “death to this deceptive government”, and “never have a people seen a ruling that claims to implement Imam Ali’s justice, and practices all This injustice.”
The protesters also described the Iranian parliament as “the arrogant six percent parliament” in reference to the boycott of the parliamentary elections and the current parliament’s victory with the lowest percentage of Iranians’ votes.
frequent breakdowns
It is noteworthy that the repeated decline of the stock market index in Iran led to the loss of a large number of shareholders and some of them losing their entire savings, after the influx of citizens to the Iranian stock market in 2020, after former President Hassan Rouhani encouraged them to do so and the large offering of government shares and the sale of shares. Securities on the stock exchange, which created high confidence among those wishing to buy shares, but the decline in the value of the Iranian riyal against foreign currencies and the ambiguity on the horizon regarding reaching an agreement between Iran and the West in Vienna that guarantees the abolition of economic sanctions, left a strong negative impact on the stock market, There are fears that the stock index will witness further declines in the coming days.
Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and members of his government and parliament allied with him had repeatedly promised to organize the stock market and save the stock market. These promises came without taking into account the continuous decline in the price of the national currency against other currencies and the severely tense economic situation.