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In tonight’s program of Behind the Headlines we discuss with our guests Jalal Ijadi and Maziar Shakori the water shortage crisis in southern province of Khuzestan as well as the currency crisis in the capital city of Tehran.
Jamshid Chalangi:
Iran is generally a country with scares water resources. However since the Second World War our country has not faced anything like the current water shortage crisis.
Jalal Ijadi:
The water crisis in Iran is yet another example of this regime’s incompetence as well as the growth of the population over the last forty years.
The regime’s officials have built hundreds of unnecessary and unlawful dams to serve their own farming business or getting paid for them in corrupt deals and this has resulted in the water resources become scarce and salty.
Jamshid Chalangi:
The clergy in Iran is blaming Israel and enemies of Iran for the water crisis. That sounds like the Israelis and other countries being in power in Iran!
Maziar Shakori:
The Iranian officials always blame others for the problems of the country because they cannot solve them.
Since the time of Khatami’s administration the regime had predicted this crisis but as they are not concerned about the safety and security of our people they did not do anything and we are now in the midst of this predictable crisis.
Jalal Ijadi:
One reason for water shortage is that our farming industry is based on profiteering by cultivating crops that need plenty of water while their consumption is not that vital for the population.
The regime has also carried out deforestation programs for construction businesses to flourish, without any consideration for its consequences for the water resources.
And what do you expect from a regime whose main preoccupation is how many centimeters of our women’s hair is showing through their scarves!
Jamshid Chalangi:
Could the reformists do something to solve these problems?
Maziar Shakori:
Our past experience says no. This regime is not reformable. They have now sentenced the students who took part in peaceful demonstrations up to five years of prison.
When you look at these heavy sentences you realize that the leadership of this regime is corrupt and despotic and the regime must go.
Jalal Ijadi:
You can see that even the Europeans and Russians are abandoning this regime. The regime has to accept all US conditions to be able to enter new negotiations for its survival.
