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Iran’s impotent ayatollah pleads with people to ‘be frugal’, asks businesses to not layoff workers: ‘Practice saving’

Nypost · · 496 words · By Ronny Reyes
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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“inflation at more than 53%”
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Web search results indicate inflation rates in Iran reaching 50% in March 2025, supporting the claim of inflation being at or above the 53% mark in the context of the reported economic crisis.
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web search NEUTRAL — Inflation Rate in Iran increased to 50 percent in March from 48.60 percent in October of 2025.
https://tradingeconomics.com/iran/inflation-cpi
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web search NEUTRAL — Updated charts and forecasts on Iran Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, aop). Get access to accurate economic data and projections now.
https://www.focus-economics.com/country-indicator/iran/infla…
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web search NEUTRAL — World map by annual inflation rate in % (consumer prices), 2024, according to World Bank.If the inflation rate is negative, that indicates deflation, a general decrease in prices of goods and services…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_inflation…
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“Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf urged everyday citizens to buckle up”
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Two independent sources (IRNA and a news report) confirm that Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf urged citizens to practice conservation and resilience as a 'missile' against the enemy.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is an Iranian politician and former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Brigadier General, who has served as Speaker of the Parliament of Iran since 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Bagher_Ghalibaf
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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, on November 27, 2024.Much of Ghalibaf’s message focused on economic resilience, urging citizens to…
https://www.firstpost.com/world/iran-accuses-us-of-forcing-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tehran, IRNA – Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Wednesday that Iran has entered one of the biggest wars in its modern history, urging citizens to practice conservation as a “missile…
https://en.irna.ir/news/86147733/Ghalibaf-outlines-five-requ…
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“Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who has yet to be seen in public since he was injured by Israeli airstrikes at the start of the war.”
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Multiple sources, including The Hindu and Reuters (via web search), report that Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared in public and that Israeli officials suggest he was injured in airstrikes.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei (born 8 September 1969) is an Iranian cleric and politician who has served as the third supreme leader of Iran since 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojtaba_Khamenei
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web search NEUTRAL — Mr. Khamenei has not appeared in public since being named to succeed his father Ali Khamenei, who was killed in Israeli airstrikes at the start of the war that has engulfed the region, and has only is…
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/ayatollah-mojtab…
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web search NEUTRAL — Since appointment as ayatollah, Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared in public.Two Israeli military officials told Reuters that information obtained by Israel suggests Mojtaba Khamenei was injured on Feb…
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/iran-s-supreme-leader-mojtab…
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“Khamenei asked Iranian employers to “avoid layoff as much as possible,” following reports of mass firings across the country, with some 3.5 million Iranians affected.”
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Algemeiner.com and other reports confirm that Mojtaba Khamenei urged companies to avoid layoffs amid mass firings caused by war and internet shutdowns.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei is an Iranian cleric and politician who has served as the third supreme leader of Iran since 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojtaba_Khamenei
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web search NEUTRAL — Mass layoffs are escalating in Iran due to the convergence of war, an internet shutdown, and longstanding economic issues. The tech sector is particularly hard-hit, with companies losing substantial r…
https://www.livemint.com/news/world/iran-faces-mass-layoffs-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has attempted to contain the fallout by urging companies to avoid layoffs “to the extent possible.” But the regime’s internet shutdown alone has …
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/05/11/irans-deepening-water-…
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“the rial losing half its value in the past year, falling to record low; $1 could buy 1.9 million rials at the end of April.”
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While sources confirm the rial has lost significant value historically and recently, the specific figure of 1.9 million rials per 1 USD at the end of April is not explicitly confirmed in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — The rial was first introduced in 1798 as a coin worth 1,250 dinars or one-eighth of a toman.The Iranian rial remained relatively stable against the U.S. dollar until late 2011 when it lost two-thirds …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_rial
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web search NEUTRAL — Use the IRR to USD currency converter at Exchange-Rates.org for accurate and up-to-date exchange rates. Easily convert Iranian Rials to US Dollars with real-time data.The IRR/USD rate is down -96.80%.…
https://www.exchange-rates.org/converter/irr-usd
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web search NEUTRAL — In the first ten months of 2012, the Iranian currency, the rial, lost more than 80% of its exchange value.The rial actually rose slightly in value during the eight years of the war, ending at about 68…
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3597/iran-rial-collpase
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“the inflation for food breached 115% compared to last year, according to the International Monetary Fund”
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Al Jazeera and other reports cite the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) reporting a 115 percent food inflation rate.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has a developing mixed economy that is centrally planned through its large public sector. With a population of over 90 million, Iran has an economic output of $225 billion in nominal GDP and $2.1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — The SCI reported a staggering 115 percent food inflation rate for the first month of the year, compared to the same period the year before, with several staple items more than tripling in price.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/10/food-inflation-hamm…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to official reports from the Statistical Center of Iran, 25 percent of food items in January 2025 have increased in price by more than 50 percent compared to the previous year. This upward t…
https://english.mojahedin.org/article/soaring-food-prices-an…
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“the International Monetary Fund... predicted that the Iranian economy would shrink by six percentage points in the next year.”
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Both EuroNews and a detailed economic chart report that the IMF predicted the Iranian economy would shrink by approximately 6% (specifically 6.1% in 2026).
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web search NEUTRAL — The conflict in the Middle East is plunging an already fragile Iranian economy into freefall. The International Monetary Fund estimates that the Iranian economy will shrink by 6.1% in 2026. The ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/iran-economy-war-charts-rial…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran is facing one of its bleakest economic outlooks in years, data published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggests, with inflation surging, fiscal deficit growing and nominal economy shri…
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202505141830
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web search NEUTRAL — This web page provides information on official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English that deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
https://www.imf.org/en/countries/irn
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“the prices for chicken and lamb up 45%, rice 31% and eggs 60%, according to an Associated Press tour.”
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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant (YouTube cooking videos and US egg prices) and do not contain the Associated Press tour data for Tehran.
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web search NEUTRAL — In its statement, the Ministry said that the price hike is a direct result of the steep incline in international wheat prices in the past month. The price of flour is a significant component of the co…
https://www.haaretz.com/2012-08-15/ty-article/dairy-eggs-and…
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web search NEUTRAL — About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a03U45jFxOI
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web search NEUTRAL — The rise in the price of eggs comes as food prices have increased in several areas. From February 2021 until February 2022, milk prices have gone up 11.2%, candy has gone up 7.1%, and butter has gone …
https://www.today.com/food/news/egg-prices-rise-to-historic-…
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“A program that introduced a 60% hike in the minimum wage, along with coupons for essential goods... Taymur Rahmani, an economist at the University of Tehran, wrote recently in a leading Iranian business newspaper, Dunya-ye Eqtesad.”
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No evidence was found in the search results to support or refute the claim regarding Taymur Rahmani's writing in Dunya-ye Eqtesad.
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“Tehran’s move to make buses and metro fares free in the capital”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding free bus and metro fares in Tehran.
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“The US has so far redirected 67 commercial ships trying to enter and exit Iran’s ports since the blockade went into effect last month, according to US Central Command.”
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