Press Digest

Date: 15 February 2017 - 21:13

News ID: ۳۶۸۵۸

Call for Vigilance

KAYHAN: Pro-West political currents claim they support the administration of Rouhani. Now that the U.S. refuses to stick to its end of the bargain in nuclear deal the whole agreement is in jeopardy. They all acknowledge that the deal has brought no political or economic breakthrough for Iran. With the presidential election fast approaching, they seek to sow discord among the nation under whatever pretext. It demands a closer look and greater vigilance on the part of those who care for the Islamic establishment.

National Reconciliation

RESALAT: Reformers have brought up the subject matter of national reconciliation. Who are these people and who are they going to talk to? These are the same currents that refused to accept the election results in 2009. They said they won the race and people’s votes didn’t matter. They took to the streets for eight months and paved the way for imposition of crippling sanctions against Iran. They torched down public places and killed 22 civilians during the unrest. But they couldn’t force the establishment to yield.

Raw Deal

VATAN EMROOZ: The post-nuclear deal forex channel has imprisoned the Iranian economy. Under the circumstances, we can only sell oil and import consumer products. It is impossible to control the foreign exchange market as whatever Iran does is being controlled by the West. The Central Bank had to use forex bureaus in Dubai in order to control the value of dollar in Iran. It is about time the government realized that the nuclear agreement was a raw deal.

Financial Institutions

HAMSHAHRI: Nationwide protests continue against private financial institutions which are unable to pay back their debts to shareholders or account holders. Based on the latest reports, the growing dissatisfaction and anger has reached the capital. It is time for the Central Bank to wake up and smell the coffee. Institutions such as Mizan, Samenol Hojaj, Caspian, Padideh, Pardisan and others have not just incurred huge financial losses to their account holders. They have also undermined the security of national economy and the credibility of the government.