Hassan Mahmoudi "The Iranian regime, which Trump's sanctions have pushed close to bankruptcy, is trying in various ways to cover its budget deficit by starving its people, both physically and mentally. The regime robs them of food and energy and denies Iranian youths an education that will allow them to escape poverty.
"To raise money, the regime exports goods that are essential for its citizens' survival, such as eggs, poultry, vegetables, and other agricultural products. It also exports gas and electricity at a discount to neighboring countries and converts the payments into foreign currency to use for meddling activities abroad. Meanwhile, Iranians burn dirty, low-quality mazut at home, polluting the air for the country's citizens.
"The regime engages in further savings by cutting various public services and education budgets. It uses the money it saves to increase its military and security budgets and to support its proxy forces in the region. It recently increased the IRGC and Quds Force budgets by 58%.
"These policies have led to bitter poverty and misery in Iran. A clear example is the misery that students experience. On January 23, 2021, the Hamdeli newspaper wrote (my translation):
The suffering of Iranian students is a never-ending tale. From the burning of classrooms to the collapse of school roofs to snake-infested classrooms made of bricks and mud and the challenges of schools made of huts and containers, etc., it is difficult to imagine a significant number of students in deprived areas of the country studying in dilapidated schools or schools made of huts or containers. But, these unsafe schools that do not have any educational standards, are the bitter realities of education in Iran, . . .
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