Iran: Shopkeepers and Merchants go on strike

mojahedin press ^ | Oct 8,2018 | hassan mahmoudi

[hassan.mahmoud]

On Monday Oct 8.2018 , merchants in several Iranian cities went on strike and refused to open for business in an extension of ongoing protests against the regime of Tehran. The strike, which was preplanned and widely distributed across social media channels, is in protest to increasing prices and high inflation rates. The protest movement comprises 25 of Iran’s major cities

Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian Resistance, commended the brave bazaar merchants and shopkeepers in Tehran and dozens of other Iranian cities who are on strike against the mullahs' corrupt regime. She said that the bazaar strike, coming on the heels of the strike by hardworking truckers, shows the general population's desire for regime change. For as long as the criminal and corrupt mullahs are in power, high prices, recession and poverty and the path to environmental destruction will continue; the only solution to this national crisis is the establishment of democracy and popular rule.

Since this morning, in line with a previous call and despite suppressive measures by the regime, large parts of Tehran's Grand Bazaar and bazaars in various cities including Mashhad, Tabriz, Azarshahr, Maragheh, Isfahan, Shahreza, Mobarakeh, Orumieh (Urmia), Miandoab, Sardasht, Piranshahr, Shiraz, Kazerun, Zahedan, Kenarak, Hirmand, Chabahar, Iranshahr, Caravan, Sanandaj, Marivan, Baneh, Saqqez, Kermanshah, Paveh, Rasht, Gorgan, Turkeman, Arak, Karaj, Moghan, Borazjan, Bandar Gonaveh, Zanjan, Abhar, Nik Shahr and Rafsanjan have joined the strike.

Mrs. Rajavi described the nationwide strike by bazaar merchants and truck drivers as a part of the people's uprising with the goal of overthrowing the regime and establishing freedom and social justice. She said that under the mullahs' regime, the wealth of Iran's people, which should be spent on economic improvements and people's prosperity, is wasted on suppression and export of terrorism and external wars and is stolen by the ruling mullahs.

[Harpotoo]

Trump doing the work that demorats refused to do:-)

[Zhang Fei]

Thanks for the update. Best of luck to the people of Iran. Down with the mullahs. May the fleas from a thousand camels infest their armpits.

[Paladin2]

Iran has changed some since 1980....

[rawcatslyentist]

is wasted on suppression and export of terrorism and external wars and is stolen by the ruling mullahs.

Boy does that sound familiar!

[oldvirginian]

I just did an image search for Iran 1970. It gave pictures of men an women dressed in the fashions of the day, girls wearing bikinis at the beach, women in the workplace and lots of smiling people.

There is a special place in hell for Jimmy Carter.

[_longranger81]

I sincerely hope we are doing everything possible to support this movement. It would be so, SO good for the world!

[mosesdapoet]

Thanks for the posting .
Can you post a map show those locations and Iran’s political divisions ?

[ridesthemiles]

IMO, ALL of the problems we have with IRAN are directly attributable to Jimmah Carter. He let Shah Pavlavi fall to the radical Islamists.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks hassan mahmoudi.

[morphing libertarian]

not all The state department called Iran a terrorist nation the worst in the world. They threatened to wipe Israeli off the map and defat the great satan, us. Bush avowed Iraq.

Obama said he would sit down with them and make nice. He gave them money to continue exporting terrorism and to develop the bomb and ICBM’s i argue these were both far worse than what Carter did.

[hassan.mahmoud]

Dear Sir
Hello
As you know social unrest and protests among the country’s truck driver and merchants and teachers have been held in the last few weeks.
U.S. State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert voiced support for the Iranian teachers’ nationwide strike sweeping across the country
Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa pledged the union’s support for Iranian truck drivers who went on strike
Now we need the solidarity statement from organizations unions and association to put more pressure on Iranian regime
it would be grateful if you help us in this regard
Kind Regards
Hassan

[hassan.mahmoud]

Dear _longranger81
Hello
As you know social unrest and protests among the country’s truck driver and merchants and teachers have been held in the last few weeks.
U.S. State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert voiced support for the Iranian teachers’ nationwide strike sweeping across the country
Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa pledged the union’s support for Iranian truck drivers who went on strike
Now we need the solidarity statement from organizations unions and association to put more pressure on Iranian regime
it would be grateful if you help us in this regard
Kind Regards
Hassan