Rasa – The revered source of emulation said that the high prices of goods and uncontrolled inflation are unrelated to the sanctions and the dollar.
RNA – Speaking during his jurisprudence class at Qom’s Grand Mosque, Grand Ayatollah Hoseyn Nouri-Hamadani pointing to the difficult living conditions facing the Iranian people and emphasized on the necessity for urgent actions to be taken to resolve the problems and said, “How long must people wait for the authorities to solve the economic problems?”
The revered source of emulation expressed concern over the economic and living conditions of the people and considered the high prices of goods and uncontrolled inflation as unrelated to the sanctions and the dollar and added, “Many goods are domestically produced and if the authorities provided the necessary supervision, most of the problems will be solved.”
He called for the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution [Ayatollah Khamenei[, the sources of emulation, the scholars and the Islamic Seminaries as the solution to the country’s “sick” economy and said, “Unfortunately, there is a lack of supervision and the cost of goods are increasing day by day, while the duty of the authorities is to make serious efforts toward controlling prices and the remove the economic pressures on people. These problems are the responsibility of some incompetent individuals.”
In another part of his speech, Ayatollah Nouri-Hamadani praised the presence of the Iranian people during the mourning ceremonies during the first ten days of Muharram and said, “The presence of the people during the first ten days of Muharram demonstrated that the propaganda of the enemies was ineffective and the culture of sacrifice, martyrdom, dignity and opposition to oppression will continue as always.”
His Eminence stated that the presence of people in the mourning ceremonies made the propaganda of the evil enemies ineffective and said, “Love for Imam al-Husayn is everlasting and the people demonstrated that they weren’t affected by the propaganda of the enemies and emphasized on the fact that the culture of opposition to oppression is alive.”
He also condemned the September 22nd terrorist attack in Ahvaz and stated, “This blind crime represented the support of the enemies and caused people to better understand the ugly faces of the enemies of the Islamic Revolution. By creating insecurity, the enemies are attempting to create fear and division in society, but due to divine grace, this incident led to more unity and solidarity among the people.”