Path Out of Political, Economic, and Social Turmoil - 2002-05-20

It seems that these days, national consensus in the Islamic Republic has given way to an unprecedented discord, and the right-wing faction, worried that actions toward the freedom of dissenters and social-cultural freedoms might evoke perceptions of weakness and panic within the regime, is intensifying its efforts to label those who consider Iran's national interests above factional interests as spies, putting the reformist faction on the defensive. In such circumstances, how can Khatami's government and the Sixth Parliament pursue a rational foreign policy? Mr. Kashtgar has responded to Farokh Jahangiri's question and the following inquiries: Right-wing media refer to statements made by some reformist figures in the early days of the revolution that were hostile towards America to disrupt the normalization of relations between Iran and the United States. Thus, if a greater danger threatens Iran's interests, who will be accountable? Considering the current situation in Iran, where its interests are at risk from all sides, what do you see as the way out of political, economic, and social turmoil? Recently, right-wing newspapers have also referred to social corruption as transnational products, suggesting that the economic cartel intends to absolve itself of responsibility in this matter.