AhlulBayt News Agency: President Masoud Pezeshkian says those involved in rampaging and rioting in Iranian cities were not the protesting citizens but the trained terrorists who were brought into the country by enemies to achieve their objectives.
In a televised conversation with the people on Sunday, Pezeshkian addressed numerus domestic issues, including the US-and Israeli-incited unrest in the country.
Stating that his administration had heard the voices of protesters and made every effort to resolve their problems, Pezeshkian said the enemies saw the developments as an opportunity to intensify unrest. “Rioters and saboteurs are not protesters, we listen to the protesters' demands,” he added.
“Our duty is to solve the people's problems and alleviate their concerns, as well as to prevent rioters from disrupting the country,” the president noted, urging Iranian families not to let their youth get involved in the riots orchestrated by terrorists and their backers.
Explaining the reasons behind the unrest, he said the enemies tried to achieve what they had failed in their 12-day imposed war in June last year.
The president said that the demands and concerns of the people are legitimate, and that the government is obligated to sit down and engage in dialogue with them.
“We will not ignore anyone who has a legitimate complaint, speaks the truth, and has concerns. But rioting and attacking public places, burning mosques, and burning the holy book, which is a US and Israeli plot and conspiracy, are unacceptable,” he added.
Pezeshkian said that these individuals were trained and brought into the country from abroad to burn mosques, markets, and public places. “Truly, these crimes do not come from our people. These are not people; they are not for this country.”
“If they [saboteurs and rioters] do this in the United States, do the Americans accept it and allow them to do this? In Europe, do they let them do this? If someone comes and attacks a military base or a city, they say, ‘Come in, sit down! Then loot it! Take the weapons and kill more people’!” said the President.
“These are not protesters, they are rioters. We accept protesters. We accept their concerns, and we are trying with all our might to resolve them, and we ask our dear people to stand against whoever is a rioter,” he added.
Referring to US-backed atrocities in Gaza, Lebanon, and Palestine, Pezeshkian said that the most brutal actions in the world today are being committed by the US and Israel, that have even stunned their European allies.
He also condemend the US president for his recent anti-Iran rhetoric, saying the White House occupant has kidnapped the Venezuelan president, and claiming sovereignty over Greenland, is only after his own interests, not after solving other people’s problems.
Describing the implementation of justice and the eradication of the roots of corruption, rent-seeking, and discrimination as the main goals of his administration, the President said he is “determined not to let the people face problems in terms of livelihood.”
“As long as these problems exist, the implementation of justice is meaningless,” he said, adding that, “we urge our dear people to be vigilant against enemy plots as we want a country built on justice, free from rent-seeking, corruption, smuggling, and the abuses that exist.”
While explaining the government’s economic plan and move to reform the subsidy system, he said he had held numerous meetings with representatives of guilds and businessmen.
“Our goal is to distribute everything we have fairly among the people; regardless of their affiliation to a party, group, tribe, race, or what province they live in, or what dialect and language they speak to,” Pezeshkian emphasized.
However, he warned that specific groups who had benefited from the preferential currency allocation see their interests in danger due to the recent economic reforms by his administration, leading to their engagement in various sabotage activities in society.
“When we give money and currency at the beginning of the chain and set its price at multiple rates, naturally, several corrupt layers will emerge,” he explained, saying it does not mean a change in the amount of subsidy or currency given to essential goods and medicine.
Pezeshkian said his administration had established a structure, where the governor of the Central Bank of Iran, as its chairman, possesses the powers of the president and the government under Article 127 and Article 138 respectively, eliminating the need for bureaucratic hierarchies.
In addition, the Organization for Economic Planning and Budget, the Ministry of Justice, the Chamber of Commerce, unions, and trades, are part of this working group to evaluate and address concerns and worries.
“We are asking the people, and all dear producers and traders to help us uproot corruption and injustice in the country,” the President said, adding that the intervention could “ignore the interests of many people who were previously exploiting others.”
He reiterated his call for the people to come forward and give a helping hand in achieving the dignity and glory of the country, warning against division, chaos, and disorder. “We will build this country with the help of the people, and we will stand against these riots and plots that are being orchestrated from abroad.”
“Based on what we are doing now, we will build a future where corruption, nepotism, and injustice will be reduced or eliminated,” he pledged.
At the end, Pezeshkian called on the country’s celebrities, including artists, scientists, sports figures, or anyone who might have influence on the people to help get Iran out of the problems, rather than adding fuel to the fire. “I suggest that instead of standing aside or protesting, they should help us get out of this crisis,” he added.
“All Iran-lovers and patriots! this country is ours, and the future of this country belongs to our children, and we ourselves must correct it and overcome the problems,” he said.
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