Iran faces internal turmoil and international isolation

By: Hassan.Mahmoudi

The Trump administration vowed to stick with its pressure campaign against Iran on Monday, affirming its strategy to change Tehran’s behavior by gutting its oil revenue and isolating the country globally.

“Our goal is to increase pressure on the Iranian regime by reducing to zero its revenue on crude-oil sales,” said Brian Hook, the State Department’s director of policy planning, at a briefing with reporters.

Iran’s economy is collapsing, and this will eventually be forcing poor people into disastrous condition

last week Iran faced with Social unrest and Protests such as truck driver and merchants strike.

Today Following calls for a strike on October 14 that was widely circulated on social media, the teachers joined the nationwide strike in more than 21 province, 100 Education center in 60 major cities such as Tehran, Karaj, Esfahan, Yazd, Kermanshah, Shiraz,  Mashhad, Ilam,  Gonabad,  Tabriz, …according to the report by  PMOI/MEK

a nationwide strike on Sunday, protesting poor living conditions, problems with their jobs and heavy security measures imposed in their schools were launched by teachers. Students in various cities have announced their support for their teachers on this initiative

Since anti-government demonstrations erupted throughout Iran in December, strikes have become a popular way for citizens of different walks of life and social classes to protest against the corruption and inefficiency of the Iranian regime.

Teacher demanding “Detained Teachers Must be Freed,” “NO to Prison for teachers” “Teachers’ future must be secured.”, ” proper jobs and security “Teachers must rise to end the discrimination and a low monthly salary.” and to “have their own independent Syndicates and Associations”.
the special plain cloth agents of Iran secret service had surrounded the protesting teachers in some cities, but the protestors ignored the pressure and continued with their protest.

In social media, the teachers covered an extended activities with hashtags #Iranstrikes  #TeachersStrike  # تحصن_سراسری_معلمان #اعتصاب_سراسری which has been supported widly.

In another event on Oct 14, Hassan Rouhani went to Tehran University to make speech. outside the auditorium students expressed their anger by chanting against him. They also protested inflation and high prices. Only student Basij forces were allowed inside the auditorium.