in Iran: 1 day abroad = 30 days of hard labour

[hashem]

a new law has been approved by the "parliament" of Iran: any governmental official or member of "parliament" who travels abroad for official tasks, will receive 130$ per day (other costs like hotel and plane ticket will be paid separately). 130$ is equal to money which an ordinary worker earns in Iran during a month. a governmental official can earn it by staying in a five star hotel.

this takes place while unemployment and poverty are rapidly increasing in Iran and majority of population are living beneath the poverty line. religious leaders claim that economical problems are results of foreign sanctions and ask people for more tolerance. but they have luxurious lifes themselfs and are getting richer everyday.

also, while fuel is rationed in Iran, another law which was passed few years ago made an exception for members of "parliament", they can have as much as they want!

that is not all! members of "parliament" have approved another law: constant salary for themselfs as long as they live (even if they are not member of "parliament" anymore).

only people who are approved by the "guardian council" which its members are appointed by supreme leader (Khamenei) can run for "parliament". to be exact: "parliament" is appointed by Khamenei. but even appointing the delegates is not enough. since factional conflicts of ruling class are getting intense, supreme leader has to intervene directly on more occasions. for example "parliament" has a legal right to question the "president". but few weeks ago when "parliament" wanted to question the "president" about his economic policies, leader ordered them to stop!

in reality constitution is meaningless in Iran. supreme leader does what he wants and no one can criticize him. islamic republic government is a form of monarchy combined with religion.

[l'Enfermé]

Obscene.

[Comrade Bong]

WHAT IS HAPPENNING TO IRAN. they used to have some hopes of being a sucessful country, especially in the early 2000s. Now they are in a mess, which is probably not their fault though

[Green Girl]

The bourgeois in all countries are over-pampered and of course it is one of the miscarriages of society I want to end as soon as possible.

Not sure why fuel is rationed in Iran, unless they get more money selling it to the USA and Europe than to their own citizens.

I believe everyone in all countries who can, should ride mass transient to not waste the finite resource that oil is.

It appears that Iran has a good domestic bus service:

Bus (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/iran/transport/getting-around)

In Iran, if you can’t get somewhere by bus (or minibus), the chances are no-one wants to go there. More than 20 taavonis (bus companies) offer hundreds of services all over the country, so business is highly competitive, fares cheap and, on busier routes, departures are frequent. Most buses are comfortable, with your own cushioned seat and, except on very short trips, standing is not allowed. Fares don’t vary much between companies, but they do vary between classes of bus.

[GoddessCleoLover]

Good thread. The Islamic Republic is rotten to its core. I would oppose a direct attack on the Islamic Republic by the USA of course, as a means of supporting the Iranian working masses. Short of an American attack I have nothing positive to say about the mullah regime.

[hashem]

Not sure why fuel is rationed in Iran, unless they get more money selling it to the USA and Europe than to their own citizens.

fuel is rationed because:
1- it should be imported from abroad. Iran has nothing but raw material to sell. they sell crude oil in order to import gasoline and other petrochemical products.
2- people are worthless from ruling class point of view and therefore there is no reason to fulfill their needs.


It appears that Iran has a good domestic bus service

even public transport is very expensive and traffic is very bad. sometimes it takes more then 6 hours to travel from one side of Tehran to another side. road accidents rate is very high too, one of the highest in the world. thousands people die very year because of car accidents. many remote villages are not connected to roads at all, not even dirt roads. not because "no-one wants to go there" but because their people are worthless from ruling class point of view.

besides, how can you talk about a "good domestic bus service" when members of bus drivers syndicate are in prison?

[hashem]

WHAT IS HAPPENNING TO IRAN. they used to have some hopes of being a sucessful country, especially in the early 2000s. Now they are in a mess, which is probably not their fault though

Iran has no chance of being a "successful country" under the rule of bourgeoisie. since 1953 all of bourgeoisie factions are reactionary. only class conscious and organized proletariat can lead Iran to a successful development.

[piet11111]

Iran is severely lacking in refinery's and as such relies on exporting crude oil so they can import fuel.

Interestingly enough that was one of the main arguments forwarded by the USA to the shah why Iran should invest in nuclear energy to cut down domestic oil usage so that more could be exported.
Of course the USA was more then willing to sell nuclear technology to Iran to make this easier.