Publication of a plan by Ayatollah Khamenei in an article about poverty caused trouble; Kilid newspaper was seized
The Press Supervisory Board revoked the publication license of the newspaper "Klid." Officials did not specify the reason for the seizure, but some sources believe that the reason for the seizure was the publication of a plan by Ayatollah Khamenei that had previously been published in a media outlet outside Iran.
The Secretariat of the Press Oversight Board announced that during its meeting on Monday, November 8, the board reviewed the "violation" of the Kilid newspaper and revoked its license based on the "articles of the Press Law."
On Saturday, November 5, the Kilid newspaper, in a report on the increase in the cost of the basic food basket, headlined “Millions of Iranian households below the poverty line!”, used a drawing showing the hand of the Leader of the Islamic Republic drawing a poverty line. Apparently, the newspaper editors did not know that this hand belonged to Ali Khamenei, and that this drawing had previously been used in the London-based Kayhan newspaper in an article about Khamenei’s role in the poverty of Iranians.
The newspaper Kilid was published since May 2015. Its owner was the "Imam's Path International Cultural and Educational Institute", its director was Ataullah Hakimipour, and its editor-in-chief was Mansour Bitar.
Since this plan was published in the newspaper Killid, the leader's supporters have protested it and demanded action against the newspaper.
On the other hand, some in cyberspace say that there is not much difference and that the truth is that the policies of the Leader of the Islamic Republic have had an impact on increasing poverty in the country.
According to the calculations of the Supreme Center of Islamic Labor Councils of Iran, the household subsistence basket rate is 11,479,000 Tomans and "the percentage of wage coverage in October reached 35.36 percent"; meaning "the minimum wage covers less than 40 percent of the cost of the subsistence basket and is sufficient for 10.6 days of the month."
Based on these calculations, the minimum wage and pension in Iran are only "sufficient to cover the food costs of an average household of 3.3 people," provided that they eat only "one hot meal" a day and spend the other two meals "simply" with cold food.
The role of the Leader of the Islamic Republic in Iran's economic management is clear. Following Khamenei's decree, the import of home appliances made in South Korea was banned.
He has previously entered specialized fields many times and exposed the lives of Iranian citizens to many dangers, although in his speeches he seemingly says that he has no specialization.
Previously, a member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly also said that Ebrahim Raisi's government would amend the 1401 budget bill based on Ayatollah Khamenei's opinion.
Meanwhile, some say that a photo mistake should not lead to the seizure of a newspaper.
Journalist Hassan Asadi Zeidabadi wrote in a tweet that this is not the first time that "photo and design search" has yielded such a result.
Source: Voice of America
