Raise fuel prices in Iran .. Rouhani accused and religious references in support of the rejectionists

Jazeera Net-Tehran

A number of Iranian parliamentarians have warned of the repercussions of the decision to raise fuel prices on the life of the citizen under the US sanctions, while some religious authorities called on the government to reconsider its decision, and parliament to move to cancel it.

A day after demonstrations against rising fuel prices in Iran, at least one civilian killed and others injured, Iranian parliamentarian Akbar Ranjbarzadeh called on President Hassan Rouhani to talk to the people on Iranian television to explain the reasons for the price hikes and reassure him of the implications for living standards.

Zadeh criticized the government for not listening to the advice of MPs in taking the decision in real time and not implementing it gradually.He pointed out that the government has chosen an inappropriate time to raise fuel prices due to the parliamentary elections scheduled after about four months, and that it was better to postpone such a decision until next year.

Position of Parliament
For her part, Iranian parliamentarian Barwanah Salhshouri stepped up her accent on the government's ignorance of the parliament in making difficult decisions, and stressed in her twitter on Twitter that parliament is no longer at the top of things in Iran, and that this issue was taken at a meeting at the level of the three heads of authorities.

She concluded her tweet by addressing the concerned parties and wrote, "Stop the next parliament to serve the interests of the resistance economy."

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani discussed months ago the issue of raising fuel prices in an open session under the dome of the legislature, which was rejected by lawmakers because of the difficult economic conditions experienced by the country, according to economic committee member Mohammad Reza Pour Ibrahimi.

Brahimi added that the Economic Committee will meet on Sunday with the economic team of the government, and may host President Rouhani on Monday to manage the repercussions of the decision.

Clergy
In the seminaries, voices condemned the government decision, as Shiite cleric Safi Kalbaekani demanded parliament to move to abolish it, and expressed deep regret for the government to take this decision while the people are subjected to harassment of high cost of living, inflation and unemployment.

For his part, the reference Mohammed Ali Alawi Karakani expressed concern about the living pressure imposed on the people by raising fuel prices, and called on the government to reconsider its decision, and urged MPs to block the road to stir up unrest in society.

Politics and citizen life
A member of parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Heshmatullah Falah Bishah, said that the economy pays the tax of politicians' mistakes, and that "the fuel that should be in the service of development according to the law, set fire to the people table." Politicians empty victory makes no sense.

For his part, the researcher Haider users Hosseini that the expenses of the Iranians are not commensurate with their revenues, and that raising fuel prices will lead to raise the prices of other goods without a doubt, and felt that there is no tangible impact on the life of the citizen because of what is said about the distribution of profits rationing fuel to needy families.

On the other hand, economic researcher Majid Shakri said that the impact of raising fuel prices will not exceed 2% of the factors of increasing inflation, noting that the rate of inflation has declined in some years despite the rise in fuel prices, he said.

Communication platforms
Iranian comments on social media platforms ranged from those calling for the ouster of President Rouhani or the questioning of his economic team of ministers, and those who supported the decision to curb the smuggling of more fuel.

In this context, Arab-Iranian political analyst Kiwan Saadi tweeted that according to the second article of Article 89 of the Iranian Constitution, it is necessary to collect the signatures of one third of the deputies of the parliament to question the president, and when two-thirds of the deputies ratify the draft political inefficiency, the supreme leader will dismiss the president according to the item Article X of the Constitution.

Others also accused the government of plotting national security to pass its projects, according to a tweet from the Revolutionary Guards professor Mohammad Sadiq Kushki. "President Rouhani's goal of raising fuel prices is to incite people to riot! He also wanted a hot summer last year," he said. ".

Hundreds of Iranians returned passages from President Rouhani's remarks and his entourage during his election campaign, writing under them, "You promised us a rosy life but you forgot your promises after you were in the presidency." Other Iranians also took the same passages to ponder the situation.

While a clip of a professor from Chalos University in northern Iran spread widely on the platforms, riding a donkey to go to the campus instead of his car, referring to his rejection of the decision to raise fuel prices, many Iranians criticized the radio and television for its contribution to the government blackout.

Others also tweeted that the performance of the official Iranian media on the announcement of the government decision proved its failure and the correct decision of the people to follow the foreign media and social media platforms to know the latest situation.