⏺Viral remarks from an Ardabil cleric that have surpassed 5 million views:

In a world where young people can’t get married, but they say it’s okay—we’re trying to fix it.

While your experts are supposed to control the situation, young people in this country become stressed, anxious, have heart attacks from high prices—die.

A 25-year-old goes to sleep and doesn’t wake up in the morning—this is very “professional.”

They say, “Bring children.” Hey, father, it’s clothes that have become 700 thousand tomans, baby formula 300 thousand tomans—curse your graves. Where should this poor person get it from?

They say, “The cleric goes and buys it.” Hey, come on—I’m putting my turban on the ground too.

This has all turned into slogans. By God, we don’t need negotiations, and we don’t need other countries. Our officials are incompetent.

Iran Khodro has turned into a mafia of its own—why can’t you stop it? But for even a single strand of hair, or a missed installment, you put people in prison.

Stop those who have become tough under the protection of the system. Shame on you, and a pity for this nation that is in your hands.”