Lawmaker Says Iran's Government Lies While Country Sinks Into Misery

A member of Islamic Republic's parliament has strongly criticized the performance of the government as the economic crisis worsens, with little hope on the horizon.

Jalal Mahmoudzadeh in a tweet on Wednesday slammed the failure of President Ebrahim Raisi and wrote: "We have reached the current situation while the president submitted seven thousand pages of plans during his election campaign.”

He then listed examples of hardships people face, such as " long queues for goods, chicken and bread, multifold increase in prices, and a nearly 100% inflation".

The member of parliament implicitly criticized the Islamic Republic's authorities for attributing many domestic problems to "foreign powers" adding that "If we do not destroy the dignity of our own people, no power outside is capable of doing so."

About two weeks ago, Mahmoudzadeh slammed the loss of 9 million jobs in cyberspace due to restrictions on social networks stating that the incumbent government "looks directly in the eyes of the people and lies".

The most recent official report by the Statistics Center of Iran shows the 'misery index' in eight provinces is above 60% and the rest of the provinces are above 55%.

The misery index is an economic indicator that is obtained by adding the unemployment rate to the inflation rate on an annual basis, and its upsurge also increases the risk of social harm.

Amid the high inflation, social welfare has deteriorated in Iran in the last five years. The official figures show that the misery index has increased from 19.3 in 2016 to 57.7 percent.

The Iranian regime, which is expanding its disputed nuclear program has failed to conclude a new agreement with the West to have US sanctions lifted, which could help reduce economic pressures.