{"id":774934,"date":"2026-05-05T13:07:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/774934\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T13:07:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:07:39","slug":"trump-says-iranian-people-must-have-guns-to-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/774934\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Iranian people must have guns to fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">\u201cWe do not know how we can go on with these prices. Yesterday I bought two sausages. It cost 1 million rials,\u201d one viewer told Iran International, an amount equal to about 60 cents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">The strain is deepening as Iran\u2019s minimum wage has fallen below $90 and the rial continues to lose value, <a class=\"InternalArticleLink-module-scss-module__ySLvSW__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202604291673\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hitting a new low<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">Another message said workers at a glass factory had still not received their March wages and that supplementary insurance had been cut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">Several citizens linked the deterioration to factory closures after the ceasefire, shortages of raw materials and rising rents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">\u201cSince the ceasefire, most factories have shut down, especially in industrial estates. Everyone has become unemployed because of shortages of raw materials. Daily goods have become more expensive, deposits and rents have gone up, and medical and drug costs have soared,\u201d one message said.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__inlineContentList\" style=\"list-style:none;padding:0\">\n<li class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__inlineContentListItem\"><img alt=\"Tehran media break silence on war\u2019s toll on livelihoods\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"EditorialContentCard-module-scss-module__Hn1PmG__image\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9e2843c0b9b0a84213038a13bb82b04efd6ee814-1200x800.jpg\"\/><a class=\"EditorialContentCard-module-scss-module__Hn1PmG__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202605050949\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tehran media break silence on war\u2019s toll on livelihoods<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\"><strong class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__strong\">Service platforms absorb jobseekers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">Shargh daily reported that new registrations on the home-services platform Achareh rose sharply in late April compared with the same period last year, especially in lower-barrier work such as cleaning and catering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">Registrations for cleaning and catering rose 239 percent from April 21 to May 2, while electrical work rose 220 percent, plumbing 176 percent, cooling services 150 percent, and building maintenance 140 percent, according to figures provided to Shargh.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e5a0ad892e4a68674e21224111ff7b7ea4e0d2a0-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"File photo: Construction workers take a break at a site in Iran\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777986456_356_e5a0ad892e4a68674e21224111ff7b7ea4e0d2a0-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"File photo: Construction workers take a break at a site in Iran\" class=\"ImageZoom-module-scss-module__AqPnHG__zoomedImage\" style=\"transform:translate(0px, 0px) scale(1);transition:transform 0.15s ease\" draggable=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<p>100%<\/p>\n<p>File photo: Construction workers take a break at a site in Iran<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">Bahman Emam, the platform\u2019s chief executive and co-founder, told Shargh that overall job registrations had risen 30 percent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">\u201cWe witnessed widespread layoffs this year, and it seems a significant share of applicants are seeking a first job,\u201d Emam said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">Shargh also reported that some workers who had left the platform for traditional markets were seeking to return, while others who could no longer afford life in Tehran asked to activate their profiles in other cities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\"><strong class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__strong\">Experts warn shock may endure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">Ashkan Nezamabadi, an economic journalist in Berlin, told Iran International that Iran\u2019s labor market had entered a dangerous phase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">\u201cOnly one of the two main job platforms in Iran announced a few days ago that it had 318,000 new job applications in one day, which was a new record,\u201d Nezamabadi said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">He said new job opportunities had fallen by about 80 percent, while economic losses and internet disruptions added to the strain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">\u201cThese changes clearly show something is breaking in the labor market,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">Government plans to issue loans worth 220 million rials (around $120) per worker were unlikely to prevent layoffs or create durable jobs, according to Nezamabadi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">He said assistance would be more effective if directed toward consumers to preserve demand, contrasting it with pandemic-era support programs in Europe and the United States.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__inlineContentList\" style=\"list-style:none;padding:0\">\n<li class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__inlineContentListItem\"><img alt=\"Internet shutdown drives Iranians to leave country for access\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"EditorialContentCard-module-scss-module__Hn1PmG__image\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/58f73ace9a8da93064ded432479f40964eb38f87-987x658.jpg\"\/><a class=\"EditorialContentCard-module-scss-module__Hn1PmG__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202605049976\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Internet shutdown drives Iranians to leave country for access<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\"><strong class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__strong\">Wages fall below subsistence costs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">Iran\u2019s Labor News Agency (ILNA) reported that the cost of a basic household livelihood basket had reached 713 million rials (about $385), up from 450 million rials (about $240) used in wage talks earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">Faramarz Tofighi, a labor activist who calculates livelihood costs, told ILNA that even the earlier estimate was not realistic and that wages did not reach 60 percent of it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">\u201cThat same unrealistic 450 million rial basket has today reached 713 million rials,\u201d Tofighi said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">ILNA said the minimum wage including benefits had fallen to about $88 after the rial\u2019s decline, leaving workers unable to cover rent and food.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">Workers cited in the report said they were struggling to buy even bread and eggs, with meat and rice removed from many household shopping lists.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/40a7d4e22acb89e23c26cdd0dd24446accb45556-1199x674.jpg\" alt=\"File photo: Seasonal workers wait for daily jobs in Tehran\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777986459_5_40a7d4e22acb89e23c26cdd0dd24446accb45556-1199x674.jpg\" alt=\"File photo: Seasonal workers wait for daily jobs in Tehran\" class=\"ImageZoom-module-scss-module__AqPnHG__zoomedImage\" style=\"transform:translate(0px, 0px) scale(1);transition:transform 0.15s ease\" draggable=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<p>100%<\/p>\n<p>File photo: Seasonal workers wait for daily jobs in Tehran<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\"><strong class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__strong\">Political fallout grows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">Milad Rasaei-Manesh, a political activist based in Stockholm, linked the downturn to broader structural issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">\u201cToday the economy is effectively destroyed, and the war and policies pursued have led to widespread unemployment and deeper poverty,\u201d Rasaei-Manesh told Iran International.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">He said internet restrictions had compounded the crisis by cutting off income sources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">\u201cInternet shutdowns have directly caused job losses and pushed more people into poverty,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">He said economic pressures could drive coordinated protest action. &#8220;If workers organize through strikes and collective action, they can accelerate change,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"CustomPortableTextComponents-module-scss-module__peBeZa__paragraph\">The mounting evidence points to a labor market squeezed from both ends: more people seeking work, and fewer households able to pay for services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cWe do not know how we can go on with these prices. 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