Unveiling of Electric Taxis with Zakhani's Promotional Presence; Tehran City Council Members: We Are Unaware of the Details

The unveiling of one thousand electric taxis in Tehran comes just ahead of early elections to replace the President among candidates approved by the Guardian Council, while members of the City Council have expressed their lack of knowledge about the details, and some defenders of the Islamic Republic have referred to it as "Raisi's legacy." While the Tehran Municipality has unveiled one thousand electric taxis to be added to the public transportation fleet of Iran's capital, the website "Didban Iran" reported on Tuesday, June 22, that members of the City Council's Urban Development and Transportation Commission are unaware of the details, and the taxi organization has not provided any report on it. The unveiling of the electric taxis took place with the presence of Alireza Zakhani just before the Islamic Republic elections to succeed Ebrahim Raisi, who is one of the six candidates approved by the Guardian Council. Didban Iran described the title used in media "aligned with the Tehran Municipality" regarding the introduction of "one thousand electric taxis" to the streets of Tehran this week as a "directive headline" to "reflect Zakhani's electoral activities." According to reports, a few of the mentioned vehicles were symbolically handed over to some taxi drivers. Some users on social media have linked this "symbolic" action to election campaigning for the successor to Ebrahim Raisi. The air pollution crisis in Tehran is one of the unresolved issues of Iran's capital in recent years. Meanwhile, the Tehran Municipality, under Alireza Zakhani's management, has been cutting down trees in several parks to build a mosque in recreational areas before the promotion of the one thousand electric taxis. Also see: Continued criticisms regarding the construction of a mosque in Qitriyeh Park; Tehran Municipality ignores opponents. Parastoo Fatemi: Elections in the Islamic Republic are formal and compulsory, imposed on the people. Workers' strikes in two cities; continued protests by retirees: The lying candidate is the result of the ambiguous promises of urban management in the capital; Chamran says Zakhani has taken leave but has not introduced a "successor." The reaction of opponents of the Islamic Republic to the "election circus": The response of Iranians is a decisive "no." Introduction of six candidates "considered by the Guardian Council"; reactions: Introducing "circus election players" indicates a tightening circle of Khamenei's close associates.