joining me now is negar mortazavi, seniorfellow at the center for international policy and host of thehave you with us as we track this developing story. what do you make of the latest that we are now hearing? well, the latest that i am seeing is the remains of the crash site, i mean, it is a very developing story, and also the announcement that there is no sign of life so i think at this point the assumption is they have passed, that they are dead, and this is very significant for the country, two top officials, the president and the foreign minister, if there is in fact confirmed dead, this would be a major incident, fairly unprecedented in modern errani in history these two top officials to suddenly pass, it would have major ramifications for iran's domestic politics, foreign policy, and it would just be followed probably by a period of relevant chaos. just thinkin: period of relevant chaos. just thinking about _ period of relevant chaos. just thinking about what we could see in the coming hours, days, as you say, two people who are pro —— who are high profile dignitaries in the cou

seyyed mohammad mortazavi, sed and sima news agency, sarai and. the month of khordad is a reminder of the sacrifices of the warriors of the holy defense period in beit al-maqdis and azad operations. the game khorramshahr is red soil, warm flowers and in the eye of the wind is one of the series that deals with the occupation and liberation of khorramshahr. the city of khorramshahr was a demonstration until a moment ago. god , khorramshahr and its freedom. television series on the liberation of khorramshahr and making it last. where are you coming from? turn back glare. the soundtrack of this collection was released in the form of an album with 12 tracks. tropical flowers was another collection that presented a picture of khorramshahr in the 60s. rasul said he wanted to come after us and take tamun's proposal . one of the most impressive sequences happened in the wind in the city. it is the story of a father and a son in the heart of the liberation of khorramshahr. in kimia , the liberation of khorramshahr was depicted. this city may fall, but we wi

raisi seyed hassan mortazavi, the deputy of our country's embassy in kabul, also said that expanding relations with neighbors, especially afghanistan , had a special place in the programs of ayatollah raisi and amir abdullahian. neighboring countries, he tried hard to establish good relations with different countries, especially his neighbors, and this was successful. alhamdulillah, no matter what he tried, the enemy could not create differences between us. the studio is a program, mr. weiss , what do you think?

raisi seyed hassan mortazavi, the deputy of our country's embassy in kabul, also said that the expansion of relations with our neighbors, especially afghanistan, in the programs of ayatollah raisi and shahid mr. amir abdullahian had a special place in neighboring countries. he tried hard to establish good relations with different countries, especially the neighbors, and this was successful . alhamdulillah, the enemy, no matter what he tried, could not create a difference between us. anti-zionist jews are still our guests in the program studio, mr. vaiseh , what is the opinion of the american jewish community about operation honest promise and the punitive response that iran gave to the zionist regime? well, you see, when we talk about judaism , we have to make a difference, we must make a distinction, the population for which this existence of zionism is very important , if they feel that they are in danger , they do dangerous things, the murders they are doing , the murders they are doing. really, this dagger that hits the heart is because we are trying to actually form a global network

mortazavi, of course, this he also said that he is following up on the laws of facilitating childbearing with the aim of greater welfare of mothers and children with a higher priority than in the past, following the hundred road obstacles of the law on the youth of the population. if a worker was working, he must have worked for more than 700 days to be entitled to child rights. we submitted the amendment bill to the government. he is going through his last process in the government. and we hope that it will be prepared and presented to the islamic council as soon as possible, and this 70-day cost will be reduced to 30 days. the pursuits that have been stopped so far with the cooperation and efforts of all related devices the downward trend of the population in the country has been accompanied. the average average fertility rate of the country has now come out of the falling stage and has stabilized. obviously, 15 provinces have become positive. you can see that this incident is actually poor, and in fact, according to the demographers themselves, it is an incident that can be said to be

mortazavi said at the 8th national labor conference: increasing health and safety with people's participation is one of the main goals of this working group in 1403. the purpose of holding all these meetings is to improve the condition of the worker, god willing, and he mentioned a few issues, one of which is that no workshop should be closed. one of the characteristics of ayatollah raisi was that he used to say that under no circumstances should the workshop be closed. if a workshop has a financial crisis, it should be resolved. if a workshop has bank debt, its problems must be solved. and if that debtor is not able to manage the factory under any circumstances, the management of the factory should be taken from him, but the workshop should not be closed under any circumstances. tobacco factor the occurrence of one third of cancers in the country. the general director of iran's anti-tobacco society said that out of 150,000 new cases of cancer in the country, 50,000 cancers are related to tobacco use. places that have a license can sell cigarettes and tobacco products. according to the statis

raisi seyed hasan mortazavi, the deputy of our country's embassy in kabul, also said that expanding relations with neighbors, especially afghanistan, in the programs of martyr ayatollah raisi and martyr mr. amir abdullahian had a special place in neighboring countries. he tried hard to establish good relations with different countries, especially the neighbors, and this was successful, alhamdulillah. the elders of afghanistan consider the martyred president of our country to be the supporter of the koran of the oppressed nations. they admire the smooth administration of affairs in iran after the martyrdom of ayatollah raisi . on the last day of the commemoration ceremony of the president and minister of foreign affairs of our martyred country and his companions in kabul, the elders of afghanistan said of the martyr ayatollah raisi's record that he was a supporter of the qur'an. and the other called the supporter of the oppressed nations, martyr faramarz in the middle of the world, the same as the late president of the united nations. it was a really severe calamity for the islamic world, for

mortazavi said that in the shadow of peace and security, especially on the borders of the two countriesivities of afghan and iranian businessmen and economic activists will increase. 100 afghan businessmen at tuan exhibition. export markets with international markets were present. these businessmen to introduce afghanistan's capacities in the fields of mining and agriculture they negotiated with iranian businessmen and investors to conclude the contract. afghan businessmen in the sixth exhibition of export capabilities with international markets . our primary goal is to create a connection between the industrial and commercial sectors of the two countries. well, in the field of mining, afghanistan has huge unspoiled mines , many of which have not even reached the stage of development. with the potential of our mining sector , iranian companies can very well work in afghanistan's mining sector, and businessmen who aim to conclude contracts i am nusrat abdullah from kabul, afghanistan and we are active in the construction sector. we are in kabul and still in the financial services sector.

mortazavi continued on the government's efforts to last year and early this year, in april, a significant part of the claims of retirees, including retired educators in the field of rating, was provided , allocated and paid to other retirees . their outstanding industrial claims were paid. there is another part of the demands left, approximately around 89 thousand billion tomans, which fortunately, with the order given by mr. president and the resolution of the cabinet, we are part of the shares. south aluminum to pay retired claims. the spokesperson of the government announced the 15th provincial visit of the president in the second round of trips and said that this year the second provincial visit of the president will be made to qom province on friday and friday. mr. bahadri jahrami also pointed out that 90% of the lower deciles have welcomed the fajraneh electronic goods plan and said: the special electronic goods plan will be implemented again if credit is secured. in this week's press conference with the media, the government spokesperson had news for the organization of ajar bahan.

mortazavi, of course, also said that he is pursuing the laws to facilitate childbearing with the aim of greater welfare of mothers and children, with a higher priority than in the past, following the obstacles in the way of the law of the youth of the population. if a worker was working , he must have worked more than 700 days before he would be entitled to child rights. we will present the amendment bill. our government is going through its last process in the government and we hope that it will be prepared as soon as possible and submitted to the islamic council, this 700 days will be reduced to 30 days . stopping the downward trend of population in the country. it has been added that the average average fertility rate of the country has now come out of the falling stage and has stabilized , clearly 15 provinces have become positive. it can be a beginning to follow and i went to the book fair and followed the sales process of visiting the holy defense book stalls. they came from different places. i came from mashhad. i came from alborz province of kashmir. from karaj, from zanjar,

mortazavi also said that the laws aim to facilitate childbearing the well-being of mothers and children is pursued with greater priority than in the past, following the obstacles in the way of the law of the youth of the population. if a worker was working, he must have worked more than 700 days before he was entitled to child rights. we have submitted the amendment bill to the government , it is going through its final process in the government and we hope that it will be prepared as soon as possible and submitted to the islamic council. this 70 days will be reduced to 30 days . devices associated with stopping the downtrend. the population in the country is accompanied by the average grade point average the country's fertility is now out of the decline stage and has stabilized, clearly 15 provinces have become positive, see this incident is actually poor and in fact the speech of the demographers is an event that can be said to be unique in the whole world. it is news that can be the beginning of the following developing more comprehensive programs for the next decades of these childr

mortazavi in the 8th national labor conference said to increase health, safety and dignified work with mashara. the coat of the people is one of the main goals of this working group in 143. today , job creation is a very important responsibility that the government is responsible for. this is the speech of the martyred president. two years ago, during a visit to the khorramshahr steel factory , he sat at the same place where the workers were talking. we want all the workers here to work hard for a few years to keep the same workers. and now the concerns of the martyred president were put on the agenda in the 8th national work conference in his memory. one of the characteristics of ayatollah raisi was that he they said that the workshop should not be closed under any circumstances. if a workshop has a financial crisis, it should be resolved . if a workshop has bank debt, its problems must be solved. and if that debtor is not able to manage the factory under any circumstances, the management of the factory should be taken from him, but the factory should not be closed under any circumsta

mortazavi said at the 8th national labor conference: increasing health and safety with people's participation is one of the main goals of this working group in 1403. the purpose of holding all these meetings is to improve the condition of the workers. with several issues, hazrat agha said one issue, which is that no workshop should be closed. one of the characteristics of ayatollah raisim. they were saying that the workshop should not be closed under any circumstances. if a workshop has a financial crisis, it should be resolved. if a workshop has bank debt, its problems must be solved. and if that debtor is not able to manage the factory under any circumstances, the management of the factory should be taken from him, but the workshop should not be closed under any circumstances. the factory where the workers these days. road construction and mining, which once went to a complete shutdown, but with the support of mr. raisi, it revived and is now producing at full capacity, revitalizing the closed and semi-closed production units was one of the priorities of the martyred president in the past 3

mortazavi also said that the laws to facilitate childbearing with the aim of greater welfare of mothers and children are given a higher priority in the past, it follows the obstacles in the way of the youth law of the population. if a worker was working, he must have worked more than 700 days before the first right. we have submitted it to the government , it is going through its final process in the government and we hope that it will be prepared as soon as possible and submitted to the islamic council , this 700 days will be reduced to 30 days. . it has been accompanied by stopping the downward trend of the population in the country. the average average fertility rate of the country is now out of the falling stage and stabilized. obviously, 15 provinces have tested positive. you see, this incident, in fact, and according to the demographers' own words, it can be said that it is unique in the whole world. news that can be the beginning of following and compiling more comprehensive programs for the next decades of these children . i have two or three hours a day. i generally read shahad

mortazavi also talked about the government's efforts to pay social security pensioners on time. informed. last year and early this year in april. a significant part of the demands of retirees, including retired educators. it was anticipated, provided, allocated and paid for in the rating area. other retirees of the same sector a significant amount of their outstanding industrial claims. it has been paid, there is another part of the claims left, approximately 89 thousand billion tomans, which fortunately , with the order given by mr. president and the approval of the council of ministers, we received the shares of a part of south aluminum shares to pay the claims of the country's pensioners. expanding scientific and technological cooperation between iran and zimbabwe , the scientific vice president, in a meeting with the minister of science and technology of zimbabwe, said that the islamic republic of iran is ready for any cooperation with zimbabwe in the field of joint production technology transfer and creation of production infrastructure. advanced products in this country. extensive

mortazavi, the unemployment rate in eight provinces has reached less than 7%. the minister of labor cooperation and social welfare also announced that 95% of the 1st to 4th deciles have accepted the electronic goods plan. we experienced three months in a row. almost one development. in what style can we continue within the framework of the law by providing appropriate resources? decimal one to four had a 95% reception and the rest of the decks were also very well received. the head of the central bank sold 3 billion dollars of horizontal bonds for financing. informed the plans of the country this year. mr. farzin added in the meeting of the elected representatives of the parliament that in order to make it predictable and to create balance and stability in the width market, the width hall of individuals or the agreement width market will be launched in the near future. the cash that can be given to the central bank is correct. i'm sorry. this is about some goods. small agricultural companies who want to return their export earnings at these rates say we cannot

mortazavi , the unemployment rate in eight provinces of the country is now less than 7. the minister of cooperation, labor and social welfare also received 95% acceptance. singles 1 to 4 announced about the electronic product plan. we experienced 3 consecutive months. we had almost a 90% improvement. 230 thousand stores across the country we have arranged, everything is ready online , now that i am at your service, all the stores have been settled. we do not owe a single rial. in relation to continuity. a working group has been formed under the chairmanship of the honorable first vice president, mr. dr. mokhbar, and we are investigating how we can continue in the framework of the law with the provision of appropriate resources. their welcome was also very favorable. minister of economic affairs. and finance said that according to the anti-trafficking law as well as the value added tax law of all trades they should move towards transparency and electronicization . all the countries are obliged to go towards transparency, to become electronic and to distance themselves fro

mortazavi said: in this system, complete personal information, education and place of residence are includednister of interior also said that the city's goal of signing a contract with the chinese is to modernize the public transport fleet. government employees are not entitled to receive gifts. this was announced by the head of the administrative and employment organization a recruitment news. we will recruit 1,912 people in the field of academic counseling for students after 10 years. the government spokesperson announced the allocation of 1,500 billion tomans to compensate for the flood damage in sistan baluchistan and also announced the increase in pensioners' salaries. dear retirees, their salaries have increased by 35%, which means, for example, a dear retiree who has a wife. if i have a child , the minimum salary will be over 10 million tomans, the minister of sports and youth said about honoring the heroes of the country in the presence of the president, next week the ceremony honoring the heroes of 1517 heroes and hand the officials who succeeded in making the country proud last yea

mortazavi said: in this system , the complete details of individuals, education, and place of residence are included . the minister of interior also stated that the goal of the municipality in entering into a contract with the chinese is to modernize the public transport fleet. government employees are not entitled to receive gifts. this is managed by the head of the organization. he announced a recruitment and there was a recruitment news for 1912 people in the field of academic counseling for students, after 10 years, the government spokesperson announced the allocation of 1,500 billion tomans to compensate for the flood damage in sistan baluchistan, and he also gave news about the increase in pensioners' salaries. dear retirees, get a minimum salary, their salaries have increased by 35%, for example, a dear retiree who has a wife, a child, and more than 10 million tomans will have a minimum salary. one of the heroes and practitioners who succeeded for the country last year this ceremony was held in the presence of mr. president himself. it is the reward of these loved ones. mr. hashe

mortazavi also said that he is following up on the laws to facilitate childbearing with the aim of greaterfare of mothers and children with a higher priority than in the past, following the obstacles in the way of the law on the youth of the population. if a worker was working. we submitted it to the government. it is going through its final process in the government and we hope that it will be prepared and submitted to the islamic council as soon as possible. this is 700 days for 30 days. the follow-ups that have so far been accompanied by the cooperation and efforts of all institutions related to stopping the downward trend of the population in the country. the average average fertility rate of the country is now out of the falling stage and stabilized. obviously, 15 provinces have tested positive. see, this is actually a weakness and actually the speech of the community itself. you know , it can be said that it is unique in the whole world . it can be the beginning of following and compiling more comprehensive plans for the next decades of these children. gives. what mr. kamali is expla

. _ let's speak to negar mortazavi, an iranianjournalist and host of the iran podcast.your time today. we are seeing these pictures today, as we have just been discussing, of the first of the funeral processions for ebrahim raisi. behind this very public display, what is the level of political turmoil in iran right now, in your opinion?— in your opinion? well, as your colleague _ in your opinion? well, as your colleague was _ in your opinion? well, as your colleague was also _ in your opinion? well, as your colleague was also saying, - in your opinion? well, as your| colleague was also saying, iran in your opinion? well, as your i colleague was also saying, iran is coming out of two years of massive anti—government protests, and a freedom movement but also a deadly crackdown of this. so the government is dealing with a series legitimacy crisis. a young generation particularly opposed with their radical political slogans that they have chanted during the protest. so i would call it a very polarised society situation. you have mourners, of course, on the street. you will