Iran on the Brink: A Nation Betrayed by Its Own Rulers
Iranian society stands on the verge of an unprecedented upheaval. Decades of systemic corruption, gross mismanagement, and relentless deceit have driven the populace to a breaking point. The regime’s lies can no longer obscure the grim reality: shortages of water, gas, and electricity are not the result of natural crises but the direct consequences of governmental failure.
Officials like Pezeshkian attempt to shift the blame onto citizens. “We have water, but we do not use it properly. We have gas, but we do not use it properly. We have electricity, but we do not use it properly.” These statements are not an indictment of the people but a damning admission of an administration incapable of effective governance. If Iran possesses these vital resources, why do its citizens suffer? The answer is clear: rampant theft and exploitation at the highest levels of power. The trajectory set by the regime is leading the country toward inevitable catastrophe.
As ordinary Iranians endure severe water shortages, farmers are stripped of their rightful allocations, and lakes dry up, the privileged elite enjoy unchecked access to these resources. Industries such as Foolad Mobarakeh, owned by the Revolutionary Guard and Supreme Leader Khamenei, continue to consume vast amounts of water—protected by state policies that prioritize wealth and authority over public welfare.
Gas, too, has become a plundered asset. While Iranian households face worsening shortages, the regime persists in exporting gas to Iraq, which relies on Iranian imports for 43% of its electricity production. The government is more concerned with bolstering its geopolitical leverage than addressing the fundamental needs of its own people.
Electricity is similarly mismanaged. The Power rationing leaves Iranian homes in darkness, while Bitcoin mining farms operated by the Revolutionary Guard consume vast amounts of energy—comparable to that of an entire city—allowing a select few to profit while the nation suffers.
The truth is irrefutable: Iran possesses abundant natural resources, yet the regime hoards them for its own benefit. Deprivation has become a weapon, wielded to tighten the government’s grip on power while shifting the blame onto the people.
Pezeshkian and his associates tirelessly attempt to distract from the real culprits behind Iran’s suffering. Their rhetoric seeks to manipulate public perception, portraying the people as responsible for a crisis manufactured by the state. But the Iranian people are not deceived. Their voices rise in unison: “Our enemy is here; they lie that it is America.”
The specter of revolution is no longer a distant possibility—it is imminent. A regime that systematically plunders its people, betrays their trust, and suppresses their voices cannot endure indefinitely. The tide is turning, and the people of Iran refuse to be silenced any longer.
Mayasa
01.03.2025
