This event marks a significant political transition following the sudden and tragic death of former President Ebrahim Raisi. During the ceremony, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf commended Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s crisis management skills.
This rally reflects a broader wave of discontent spreading across the country. In Kermanshah, western Iran, retirees from various sectors also gathered to demand better pensions and necessities. The protest in Kermanshah echoes similar sentiments expressed by retirees in Ahvaz, southwest Iran, who took to the streets with the same demands.
Workers, farmers, merchants, and other citizens have taken to the streets to voice their discontent, facing harsh responses from security forces. This wave of unrest reflects deep-seated frustration with the regime’s policies and practices, as the masses unite in its call for substantial change.
This grassroots movement, which started in a few prisons, has now expanded to include major cities such as Tehran, Karaj, Mashhad, and Tabriz, as well as smaller towns like Khoy, Naqadeh, and Saqqez.
On July 28 and 29, 2009, Iraqi security forces attacked Camp Ashraf at the behest of the Iranian regime. The attackers used armored vehicles, batons, and firearms to injure hundreds of Ashraf residents and kill 13 PMOI members. Another 36 residents were taken hostage by security forces. Unarmed and defenseless, PMOI members in Ashraf set an example of resistance and resilience under pressure.
These farmers, whose livelihoods depend on adequate water for agriculture, have increasingly voiced their frustration over the mismanagement and scarcity of water resources in the region.
In a series of strategic meetings held on July 29 and 30, Pezeshkian emphasized the regime’s commitment to these alliances, reinforcing Iran’s intent to maintain influence in regional conflicts.
Rehman underscored the severity of these atrocities, calling for an international investigative mechanism to address the widespread abuses.”Between July and September 1988, thousands of political prisoners were murdered and exterminated. These were summary, arbitrary, and extrajudicial killings in prisons across Iran,” Rehman stated.
These crimes notably include the extrajudicial killings of thousands of arbitrarily arrested prisoners during the 1980s crackdown on political dissent, with a significant focus on members of the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK).
The ceremony, marked by its cold and silent atmosphere, saw Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, endorsing Pezeshkian under the condition of being “fit for duty.” In his decree, Khamenei described Pezeshkian as “wise, honest, popular, and learned” but emphasized that his confirmation would persist only if Pezeshkian’s path aligned with “the true course of Islam and the revolution.” This caveat underscored the conditional nature of Khamenei’s approval.
