Mir Hossein Mousavi's Health Condition Has Deteriorated

Two days after Mehdi Karroubi was hospitalized, the Kaleme website reported that Mir Hossein Mousavi's children noticed during a visit on Tuesday that he is suffering from "severe fluctuations in blood pressure and severe dizziness." According to Kaleme, Mousavi's daughters, during their visit with their parents under house arrest on June 3, found that Mr. Mousavi "is suffering from severe fluctuations in blood pressure and severe dizziness." The report states that Mr. Mousavi's dizziness has "not been treated for a long time" and "has now intensified." Zahra Rahnavard informed her daughters during this visit that in recent weeks, when Mr. Mousavi walks, she must always be beside him to prevent "dizziness and fluctuations and severe drops in blood pressure from causing an accident or new problems." In response to his daughters' complaints about his silence regarding his health condition, Mir Hossein Mousavi stated, "This reality must be accepted that we are in prison." The website also reported without details that Mr. Mousavi's "kidney problem" has also become "long-term and chronic." Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, leaders of the Green Movement, along with Zahra Rahnavard, Mr. Mousavi's wife, have been under house arrest without trial since February 2011. Meanwhile, Mohammad Taghi Karroubi, Mehdi Karroubi's son, reported on Radio Farda on Tuesday that his father had been hospitalized due to a heart condition. The daughters of Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, as well as Mehdi Karroubi's family, have repeatedly expressed concern about their health conditions. Additionally, Fatemeh Karroubi, Mehdi Karroubi's wife, in a letter to the Minister of Intelligence last year, protested against the "deliberate irresponsibility" of that ministry regarding her husband's life, stating that security agents are not allowed to contact emergency services in case of an incident involving Mr. Karroubi and must only contact the Ministry of Intelligence's hospital. Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi, the Minister of Health, announced on April 9 this year that he is obliged to monitor the illnesses of Mir Hossein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard, and Mehdi Karroubi to ensure necessary actions are taken. However, Kaleme reported that "responsible doctors" have been aware of Mir Hossein Mousavi's health problems "for months" but have not provided "specific follow-up and response" regarding this matter. According to the report, Mr. Mousavi was transferred to an ophthalmology center last week for an eye examination, and "these problems have been communicated to the doctors, but apart from routine examinations and promises of follow-up, no action has been taken." Previously, the Minister of Health had examined and operated on the eyes of Mir Hossein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard, and Mehdi Karroubi, and the term "responsible doctors" used by Kaleme may refer to Mr. Qazizadeh Hashemi. Some political groups and figures, including the Society of Teachers of Qom Seminary, the Islamic Medical Association, several Islamic student associations, and thousands of political, social, and civil activists in Iran, have called for an end to the house arrest of the Green Movement leaders. Meanwhile, Ali Motahari, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, stated on Tuesday that Mehdi Karroubi's hospitalization presents an opportunity to end his house arrest. On the same day, Mahmoud Sadeghi, a representative from Tehran, urged the President on Twitter to be "more active and serious" in lifting the house arrest. Hassan Rouhani had promised to lift the house arrest of the Green Movement leaders during the 2013 and 2017 presidential campaigns, and previously, the families of Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi criticized the unfulfilled promises. Additionally, some social media users suggested that figures like Mohammad Khatami and Hassan Khomeini visit Mehdi Karroubi, referencing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's attempt to meet with his deputy Hamid Baqai. On Tuesday, Iranian media reported that Hamid Baqai, a deputy in Ahmadinejad's government, was transferred from prison to a Tehran hospital due to "poor physical condition," and agents prevented Ahmadinejad from entering the hospital to visit Baqai.