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Iran news in brief, February 25, 2019



Iran news in brief, February 25, 2019

Iranian Teachers, Educators and Government Retirees Hold Protests in Front of Parliament
On Sunday, a large crowd of Iranian teachers, educators and retired public sector workers gathered in front of the Majlis (parliament) to protest against the regime’s incompetency and neglect in responding to their most basic demands.
 “Enough with the tyranny. We don’t have food to eat,” the protesters were chanting in front of the parliament on Sunday. “We will continue our protests until we reclaim our rights, Housing, livelihoods, these are our basic rights, Imprisoned teachers must be freed.

Iran: Lawmakers Not Allowed to Discuss $1.5 Billion Fund Withdrawal for Military
The speaker of Iran's Parliament, Ali Larijani, on Sunday refused to let MPs discuss part of next year's budget bill that allows the withdrawal of up to 1.5 billion dollars from the country's National Development Fund to be spent for military purposes, ordered by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The money deposited in the fund out of Iran's oil revenues is supposed to be spent on the welfare of the next generations of Iranians.
Regime’s MP, Mahmoud Sadeqi, wrote in a tweet posted on Sunday that Larijani did not allow MPs to discuss the matter, and had the withdrawal approved "by just one click," while a number of MPs wanted to discuss the details of the withdrawal.

Iran Agrees to Build 200,000 Homes in Syria
Iran is to build 200,000 residential units in Syria based on a memorandum of understanding signed at a joint economic meeting in Damascus in late January, ISNA reported, quoting an official of Iran's Mass Housing Association.
If Iranian government money is to be spent for homes in Syria, it might lead to popular anger in Iran, where a deteriorating economy and runaway inflation have pushed millions of people into poverty.
Iranian officials have said recently that Iran needs one million more houses every year, but the government and housing companies are capable of building less than one third of that.

Iran Ambassador to Kenya Caught Trying to Free Terror Suspects
The Iranian Regime ambassador to Kenya is caught up in a criminal investigation over a daring plot to free two terror suspects from police custody, with the potential to trigger a diplomatic row.
On Friday, detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation arrested two suspects alleged to have defrauded ambassador Hadi Farajvand of an unknown amount of money after introducing themselves as senior Interior ministry officials who could secure the release of Iranian nationals Ahmad Abolfathi Mohammed and Sayed Mansour Mousavi who are in police custody pending a decision by the Supreme Court on whether to release them or not.

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