#BREAKING #Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, under questioning in the parliament, acknowledges the fact that all of the regime's dilemmas began during the Dec/Jan uprising. #IranProtests
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Word indicates Iranian MP Hossein-ali Doleigani is gathering signatures to impeaching #Iran's President Hassan Rouhani.
Rouhani is still speaking in the parliament.
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani finished his speech and left the parliament. Word indicates MPs were not convinced of his answers regarding the continuing sanctions and there is a possibility of his impeachment.
Following up developments.
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MPs raised five questions for Rouhani & are not convinced of four of his answers.
"Many people have lost their hope in the Islamic republic's future & have doubts about its power," Rouhani said during his speech.
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#BREAKING - #Iran
U.S. dollar now selling at 110,000 rials in Tehran's black market.
First signs of Rouhani's remarks in the parliament resulting in even more crises.
Interesting remarks made today in #Iran's parliament:
-8,500 factories closed down
-$21.4 billion stolen from currency reserves
-Inflation at 60%
More interesting is Rouhani's response about the people losing hope in the government...
The days of this regime are numbered...
Iranian MP Gholamreza Haydari:
"The truth is that in the Islamic republic, the president & the parliament have no functionality any more, and the general public has realized this."
Interesting timeline of Rouhani's remarks on Tuesday:
-Why are the people hopeless about the country's future?
$ sells at 105k rials
-We have no problem providing currency & essential necessities.
$ reaches 108k
-People should know prices will definitely fall!
$ reaches 114k
One day after Rouhani's summoning to #Iran's parliament, unprecedented in the past 5 years, an informed source inside the country says the price of the U.S. dollar will skyrocket significantly in the next three weeks.
This regime's days are numbered...
MPs are summoning more ministers as #Iran's domestic crises erupt:
-Education Minister Mohammad Bathaei
-Minister of Industry, Mines & Business, Mohammad Shariatmadari
#BREAKING
U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted the resignation of Nikki Haley as UN Ambassador.
My gut tells me an even bigger story will develop.
Rest assured #Iran's regime is terrified about who Trump/Pompeo will appoint as their new envoy. axios.com/donald-trump-n…
#BREAKING
Amb. Nikki Haley spoke six months ago with President Donald Trump about the subject of resigning.
Will be staying at this post until the end of the year.
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Amb. Nikki Haley saying she will be campaigning for President Trump in 2020.
2) "Criminal networks are using Iran as a transit point for illicit Somali charcoal exports that earn Islamist militants al Shabaab millions of dollars annually in tax, U.N. sanctions monitors said in a report seen by Reuters."
3) "... domestic revenue generation by al Qaeda-affiliated al Shabaab 'is more geographically diversified and systematic' than that of Somalia’s federal government."
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Cities across #Iran are witnessing a general strike as stores are closing across the country.
This goes alongside the truckers' nationwide strike that has spread to over 310 cities now. #IranProtests #IranianTruckersOnStrike
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Sources say all gold market stores are closed. #IranProtests
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Images of stores closed in the cities of Saqqez, Baneh, Marivan & Sanandaj. #IranProtests
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Reports indicate atmosphere in #Iran's parliament (the Majlis) is very tense as members review the anti-money laundering Financial Action Task Force (FATF) signing bill.
Sources say "hardliners" are voicing threats about the signing of this bill.
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2) #BreakingNews
"Regarding the FATF, should we commit suicide today by signing this bill because we're going to die in the future?" says Behrouz Nemati, a member of #Iran's Majlis (parliament).
3) "Hardliners in Iran’s parliament have opposed passing legislation toward compliance with FATF standards, arguing it could hamper Iranian financial support for allies such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which the US has classified as a terrorist organization." reuters.com/article/us-ira…
"It did not say where Zahedifar was arrested. In a video carried by state broadcaster IRIB, a blindfolded man who identified himself as Zahedifar denied he had fled Iran." uk.reuters.com/article/uk-ira…