Social Security Organization retirees and pensioners throughout Iran held protests rallies for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, June 7, demanding higher wages and pensions, insurance issues to be resolved, and improved living conditions. Protests were reported in the cities of Mashhad, Karaj, Isfahan, Qazvin, Khorramabad, Shush, among others.
The retirees and pensioners are demanding an increase in pensions as an immediate measure to address their worsening economic conditions, while Iran’s economy in general continues to nosedive thanks to the regime’s mismanagement, unprecedented corruption across the board, and the mullahs’ destructive policies.
Protesters in Qazvin were seen chanting “Death to Raisi!” referring to regime President Ebrahim Raisi, and demanding he live up to his promises. Pensioners and retirees are among the worst-hit segments of society. They depend on government stipends to make ends meet, but the regime has refused to increase their pensions in correspondence with growing inflation and the depreciation of the national currency.
The government was supposed to increase pensions in the new Persian calendar year (starting in March). It was also supposed to settle unpaid pensions remaining from the previous year. So far, it has yet to deliver on both demands. While pensioners, workers, drivers, teachers, and other social sectors are deprived of their most basic needs, the regime continues to fund its military and terror apparatus, funneling billions of dollars into the coffers of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and its terrorist proxies in the region and spending huge amounts on developing and testing ballistic missiles.
