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Tehran prosecutor blames weak oversight for Iran's rising prices

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Tehran prosecutor blames weak oversight for Iran's rising prices

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TL;DR

Tehran Prosecutor Ali Salehi stated that weak regulatory oversight is the main cause of market disorder in Iran, and called for tighter monitoring of the supply chain from production to consumer. He urged swift action against hoarding and market manipulation in order to stabilize prices and improve living standards.

01 · THE DISPATCH

Tehran's top prosecutor has publicly acknowledged a breakdown in economic oversight as Iran's cost-of-living crisis deepens. Ali Salehi's remarks, published on an official Iranian the source, closely mirror internal critiques that have surfaced in recent weeks from business figures and opposition voices. The Zioneer has previously reported on a growing chorus of Iranian officials and analysts attributing the country's soaring prices to structural corruption and the impact of international sanctions. Salehi's call for supply-chain monitoring and action against hoarding echoes complaints from the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, whose adviser said even full sanctions relief would not fix an economy he called corrupt. The statement comes amid a broader public debate inside Iran about the regime's ability to manage basic economic stability, with the rial continuing to lose value and protests resurging.

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