27% of Iranian Children Are Out of the Education Cycle

The newspaper Shargh dedicated its front page on Saturday to the 'disruption' during the speeches of Hassan Rouhani and Hassan Khomeini on the anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini's death, simultaneously stating in its editorial: 'The slogan-chanting individuals these days have neither love, nor loyalty, nor concern. They are the foot soldiers of the monopolistic economy.' The newspaper Etemad also reported on the 'sixth consecutive year of disruption' during the anniversary speeches, noting that this time at the ceremony on June 4, 'these sidelines' with the slogan 'Our government of prudence, insight, insight' even reached the middle of the speech of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic. Mohammad Javad Zarif, in an interview with Etemad, stated that 'Iran's nuclear case is somewhat more complicated than Resolution 598.' The newspaper Jahane San'at, with the headline 'Compensating Budget Deficit from the People's Pockets,' reported on a letter from six economic figures of the ninth parliament to Hassan Rouhani regarding the 'increase in gasoline prices,' quoting the authors of the letter as saying to the President of the eleventh government: 'The smart card is a tool for implementing energy policies and generating government revenue and collecting valuable information for managing society; it must be preserved and enhanced.' The newspaper Aftab Yazd reported on a fire in the Ilam forests, stating: 'In the absence of rescue helicopters, people are saving the forests with shovels.' The newspaper Iran, while publishing a report on deprived children, quoted Mohammad Mahdizadeh, the educational deputy of the Literacy Movement Organization, as saying that at least '143,000 children have been identified as deprived of school enrollment,' referring to varying and millions of statistics regarding the number of out-of-school students and stating: '27% of Iranian children are outside the education cycle.' The 'self-starters' and 'spontaneous' individuals; 'the foot soldiers of monopolists.' The newspaper Shargh dedicated its front page on Saturday to the 'disruption' during the speeches of Hassan Rouhani and Hassan Khomeini on the anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini's death, simultaneously stating in its editorial: 'The slogan-chanting individuals these days have neither love, nor loyalty, nor concern. They are the foot soldiers of the monopolistic economy.' The newspaper Shargh, in its front page on Saturday titled 'Disruption in the Sanctuary's Privacy,' wrote: 'Perhaps Hassan Rouhani tasted the bitter flavor of disruption during a speech for the first time in his presidency' as midway through his speech at Ayatollah Khomeini's mausoleum, some individuals 'spontaneously' began chanting slogans; this occurred while Hassan Rouhani was speaking. According to this newspaper, during Hassan Rouhani's speech, the 'self-starters' began chanting 'Death to the hypocrite' and 'Death to America,' and 'he, who intended to control the atmosphere with a smile, paused his speech for a few seconds, but when he saw that the slogan-chanting individuals had no intention of silencing, he continued his speech,' and at the end of the speech, the 'self-starters' again 'spontaneously' began chanting slogans, this time the response from the Islamic Republic's President was no longer accompanied by a smile, and with the rising concerns of some attendees and their continuous slogans, Rouhani also raised his voice a bit and concluded his speech by reciting a passage from the Du'a-e-Ahd. Shargh pointed out that during the disruption by the 'self-starters,' some attendees also supported Hassan Rouhani, stating: 'They responded to the spontaneous actions by chanting Takbir and raising some placards, on which phrases like 'Beware, the concerned, Rouhani is not alone' and 'We will not allow Rouhani to be left alone' were written. This newspaper emphasized that since the beginning of the eleventh government, the 'self-starters' and 'spontaneous' individuals have seen the atmosphere suitable for reviving their memories from the reformist era and 'reorganized their activities.' On Friday, June 4, when Hassan Khomeini was speaking before the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, 'some again began their spontaneous actions' and chanted 'This many troops have come for the love of the leader,' interrupting the speech of Ayatollah Khomeini's grandson. Ahmad Gholami, in the editorial of Shargh, referenced Ali Motahari's remarks about the 'tribal' situation in disrupting speeches, stating: 'The slogan-chanting individuals these days have neither love, nor loyalty, nor concern. They are the foot soldiers of the monopolistic economy,' while 'Hassan Rouhani is pursuing another pole of the economy, a competitive economy that wants to join the global market system.' The editorial writer of Shargh, pointing to the 'economic gap between conservatives and the Hope and Prudence government,' wrote: 'Monopolists are trying to obscure the truth by focusing people's attention. A truth that is bitter and unpleasant for monopolists. To achieve this goal, they spare no effort and draw on everything. Now that they know their henna no longer has color, they have turned to the occasions and collective memories of this nation,' 'disrupting speeches' and even 'distributing pamphlets against the nuclear negotiations on the night of the 15th of Sha'ban in Jamkaran.' The newspaper Etemad also reported on the 'sixth consecutive year of disruption' during the anniversary speeches of Ayatollah Khomeini's death, noting that this time at the ceremony on June 4, 'these sidelines' with the slogan 'Our government of prudence, insight, insight' even reached the middle of the speech of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic. This newspaper pointed out that 'various gatherings against the nuclear negotiations' had occurred, stating: 'Critics of the government had spent all the days leading up to mid-June with this line,' and the consequences of these gatherings during the days of June 13 and 14 reflected in religious and national ceremonies; 'from disrupting Hassan Rouhani's speech and Seyyed Hassan Khomeini's to distributing pamphlets against the nuclear negotiations at the Jamkaran mosque on the night of the 15th of Sha'ban.' According to Etemad, this time the sidelines 'started half in Tehran and half in Qom,' and while 'in the early hours of the evening of June 13, it was supposed to be, according to the annual tradition, the mausoleum of the founder of the revolution would host the President's speech,' Hassan Rouhani's speech 'was interrupted several times by the slogans of some attendees. Slogans such as death to the hypocrite.' This newspaper reported that Hassan Rouhani concluded his speech while some 'spontaneously' attempted to disrupt his speech, but he tried to raise his voice a bit, but outside the President's speech venue and in the courtyard of Ayatollah Khomeini's mausoleum, 'the opposition to the government was occurring more prominently,' and even a 'refreshment station' was set up to chant against the nuclear negotiations. Etemad wrote: 'Although these slogans did not specifically target the government, two points made it clear that the designers' target was nothing but protest against the government and the President; first, that the slogan-chanting individuals interrupted Hassan Rouhani's speech several times, and second, the confrontation of these groups with those who were explicitly present to support the government and the nuclear negotiating team at the Imam's shrine.' According to this newspaper, just hours after Hassan Rouhani's controversial speech, Mohsen Ghorviyan, a principlist cleric and government supporter, stated in an interview with ILNA that 'the disruptors of the President's speech were a small but organized group, and some with specific uniforms were directing the disruptors.' Etemad also reported that Kamaleddin Pir-Mohsen, one of the parliament representatives, wrote a letter to Sadegh Larijani, the head of the judiciary, 'requesting action against the disruptors' during Hassan Rouhani's speech. The letter from six economic figures of the ninth parliament to the President; the smart fuel card must be preserved. The newspaper Jahane San'at, with the headline 'Compensating Budget Deficit from the People's Pockets,' reported on a letter from six economic figures of the ninth parliament to Hassan Rouhani regarding the 'increase in gasoline prices,' quoting the authors of the letter as saying to the President of the eleventh government: 'The smart card is a tool for implementing energy policies and generating government revenue and collecting valuable information for managing society; it must be preserved and enhanced.' According to this newspaper, 'Mohammad Reza Pour-Abrahimi, the representative of Kerman, Elias Naderan, Ahmad Tavakoli, and Gholamreza Mesbahi-Moqaddam, representatives of Tehran, Jafar Ghaderi, the representative of Shiraz, and Mohammad Mahdi Moftah, the representative of Toyserkan in the Islamic Consultative Assembly,' in a letter to Hassan Rouhani 'regarding the increase in the prices of bread and gasoline,' emphasized 'the necessity of prior warning for important matters such as the increase in the prices of essential goods in people's livelihoods.' These six representatives of the ninth parliament stated that 'single pricing gasoline is good, provided that complementary actions are taken,' emphasizing that 'sudden announcements of decisions, especially if they contradict previously announced decisions, harm the government's credibility.' The authors of this letter criticized 'the sudden announcement of government decisions regarding the elimination of gasoline rationing,' addressing Hassan Rouhani: 'Preparing the ground in such matters, in addition to negating the mentioned consequences, is also consistent with respecting and honoring the people; it should be noted that the essence of price reforms and bringing them closer to the cost price or global price is based on Article 20 of the 2015 budget law, which is the legal authority or duty of the government, but the budget deficit has been cited as the reason for the increase in the prices of bread and fuel,' and stating such a reason 'for the government's action is very incomplete because the simplest way is not always the best way, but if the government is to dip into the people's pockets whenever it faces a deficit, there will be no trace left of the vine.' According to the newspaper Jahane San'at, the six representatives of the ninth parliament also wrote to Hassan Rouhani that 'even if for various reasons, including legal compliance, fuel conservation in times of sanctions, reducing traffic, and reducing accidents and fatalities resulting from it, you see the need to adjust the prices of carriers, you must comply with the requirements.' These six representatives of the ninth parliament wrote to the President of the eleventh government that 'regarding the elimination of subsidies for the wealthy, you have not only overlooked the best way to discover the undeserving in receiving subsidies by considering bank account privacy as unfounded, but you have also disregarded the most common way in capitalist countries to generate tax revenue; a matter that satisfies the elites but is detrimental to the public.' They also called for the cancellation of the increase in doctors' tariffs, especially for specialist doctors, and addressed Hassan Rouhani: 'In changing the tariffs of specialist doctors, you have spent a lot of resources to satisfy the wealthier, which has intensified the deficit and led to public dissatisfaction,' and 'any hesitation and delay in reforming and restoring medical tariffs should be set aside.' Mohammad Javad Zarif: 'The nuclear agreement is more complicated than Resolution 598.' Mohammad Javad Zarif, in an interview with Etemad, stated that 'Iran's nuclear case is somewhat more complicated than Resolution 598.' The foreign minister of the eleventh government, in an interview with Mojtaba Hosseini, a reporter for Etemad, said: 'If you compare Resolution 598 with the nuclear negotiations, Resolution 598 is similar to Resolution 1696, meaning the first resolution that was passed. This is because there were no sanctions before reaching Resolution 598. There was no action to accuse Iran of violating Security Council resolutions. Just because we accepted 598 and started negotiating and implementing it for its stabilization, the matter was concluded, but currently, six resolutions have been issued against us, five of which are sanctions, and to cancel and end them, a new action by the Security Council is required. That is why when we were negotiating Resolution 598, there was no need for a new resolution, but now a new resolution must be issued to stop these sanctions, and this is the fundamental difference between the situation of Resolution 598 and the nuclear negotiations.' Mohammad Javad Zarif also stated: 'I predicted that anyone who enters this arena to resolve the nuclear case would certainly face widespread criticism, but I am surprised by some behaviors,' and 'of course, this surprise is not because the criticism is directed at us, but because it does not help achieve the country's interests and sometimes even strengthens the positions of the opposite side from three very important aspects: discursive, operational, and negotiating. I am not surprised that someone wants to help us solve this national issue with their criticism because I have repeatedly said that any political negotiation to reach an understanding necessarily requires a give-and-take. Those who have opposing views highlight our flexibility and criticize it without considering that the opposite side has also shown multiple flexibilities.' The foreign minister of the eleventh government also responded to criticisms regarding the 'Additional Protocol,' stating: 'Our understanding from the beginning of the negotiations was that the Additional Protocol should exist as one of the axes of the agreement. The importance of the Additional Protocol is not merely that it is a demand from the opposite side. This protocol is part of international mechanisms. Currently, 124 countries implement this protocol, and some of these 124 countries, like Japan and Germany, have extensive nuclear programs. They also have nuclear secrets, but by accepting the Additional Protocol, their nuclear programs have developed. Because the Additional Protocol is a negotiated international mechanism and actually contains mechanisms and guarantees that prevent the abuse of countries that have accepted it.' Mohammad Javad Zarif emphasized that 'it is absolutely impossible for us to cherry-pick parts of the protocol. Just as if you have this authority, your counterparts will also have this authority to carry out similar actions. Therefore, the Additional Protocol is a set, but within it, there are facilities and rules and frameworks that prevent the preservation of secrets of countries, which are not just military secrets.'