"Within a month - civil rebellion and war": Former Iranian Minister of Economy issues a severe warning to the regime
Former Iranian Minister of Economy Ehsan Khandouzi issued a severe warning to the regime, claiming that instability is reaching a boiling point. According to him, the internal situation in Iran will lead to a civil rebellion within the coming month, in parallel with a return to active war.
Former Iranian Minister of Economy Ehsan Khandouzi issued a severe warning to the Iranian regime last night (between Saturday and Sunday). He points out that the internal and external instability in Iran has reached an explosive point. Khandouzi, who served as Minister of Economy under the rule of Ebrahim Raisi, stated:
"All signs indicate that in the coming month there will be both a civil rebellion and a war."
In addition, Khandouzi claimed that the plans to raise fuel and energy prices will reignite the riots in Iran.
Khandouzi's words come in the midst of a prolonged economic crisis in Iran, against the backdrop of sanctions imposed by the USA and the campaign in the Strait of Hormuz that prevents normal oil exports. Last week, US President Donald Trump announced that he defines the path of talks with Iran as a failure and is launching severe economic sanctions, which he defined as Iran's "economic doomsday." Trump announced the "most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country," which he characterized as economic warfare and isolation on an unprecedented scale.
Meanwhile, it was reported that despite the threats and sanctions, renewed efforts are taking place behind the scenes to bring the USA and Iran back to the negotiating table. The Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, Asim Munir, is expected to return to Tehran in the coming days with the goal of restarting mediation between the United States and Iran.
Khandouzi's warning joins a series of warnings from senior officials. This past weekend, the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, published a severe warning regarding Iran's economic situation and the direct link between the growing distress of the citizens and the regime's ability to survive the ongoing confrontation with the United States and Israel.
"No matter how much military power we have, if the people are hungry, and if there is no money circulation, economic growth, and national production, we will not be able to hold out," Ghalibaf said during a visit to Baghdad.
Ghalibaf, who also serves as a central figure in Tehran's contacts with Washington, added that "security and economy depend on each other and they are two wings of the same thing." According to him, without security, investments will not arrive, and military security cannot be maintained for long without an economic base. He called on Iran to prepare to deal with American sanctions and to expand trade with Iraq using local currencies to reduce dependence on the dollar.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also recently said that "our problems have multiplied several times, while our revenues have decreased," and admitted that Iran is selling less oil, collecting fewer taxes, and having difficulty moving goods following the war and the American naval blockade.
