Posted on 08/07/2018 9:13:45 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
Dr. Thamar Eilam Gindin, and expert on ancient Persia and modern Iran, spoke today (Tuesday) with Anat Davidov on Radio 103FM and referred to the sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump on Iran yesterday.
"I found a heartbreaking site, in which there are dozens of people with phone numbers offering to sell their kidney," said Dr. Elam Gindin.
Iran's economy was teetering even before the sanctions were re-imposed. Last week, the Iranian rial plunged to a record low of less than 1,000 to the American dollar.
"What is going to happen today are restrictions on foreign currency trading. It is forbidden to sell dollars into Iran, and there is also a problem of transferring money out of the country," said Dr. Eilam Gindin, an expert on Iran at the Shalem Academic Center. "It is forbidden to bring metals into the country, and therefore the price of gold has soared accordingly, as have spare parts for vehicles."
"I've seen a video of a man kicking his TV when Rouhani is giving a speech. People now have no money. They're using up their savings, I've found a heartbreaking site that has dozens of people with phone numbers selling their kidneys. The rate of suicides has increased because of the economic situation. The gap between the rich and the poor continued to grow, "she said.
When asked where this could deteriorate and whether the social protest in the country will succeed in bringing about a change in thinking, Gindin said: "Sometime they will surprise us. We are accustomed to the repetitive pattern of the protest of the oppressed, but they will surprise us. Friends told me years ago that the price of freedom in Iran would be higher than in Syria. Maybe when they have nothing to lose it will work
.....
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
The printer just broke! These things happen in third world sh!t holes!
Blasphemy! Treason! (Kpow!)
Hmm. Makes good ink, so long as nobody notices it’s printing in red now.
Print faster!
Holy crap. Haven’t they executed them yet?
Granted many of these Muslims seem to be Heretics and want to live like us Kafirs .
I would like to leave them alone to settle out their differences, without interference from us, and only interact to better the situation for this country. - Tom
Iran would have fallen to the ‘student revolution’ 8 years ago, until Odumbass took over and tried to instill the muslim brotherhood all over during the “arab spring”
Not the puppies !!!
Suppose this is Trumps fault
And the starving babies and old people are eating the starving puppies!!!!!!!
Thanks for posting that.
I was wondering whether the statement: “ Last week, the Iranian rial plunged to a record low of less than 1,000 to the American dollar” was illiterate or innumerate. Now, I see it’s just a case of employing illiteracy and innumeracy in aid of fake news.
I think they dropped 2 zeros.
I thought I saw an article saying it dropped to 100,000 to the dollar, before popping back up to 44,000 to the dollar.
Ive always wonder what it would take for the iranian people to slit the throats of their tyrannical cleric.
Sooner the better for the iranian people’s sake
This article has the wrong exchange rate. Last week the exchange rate was 43077 IR rials to the dollar. Today it is 43871.7 IR rials to the dollar. If you want to exchange dollars for rials bring a big bag.
Aw, nuts. Look what happens in a couple of hours.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.