Is a four-year unsuccessful use of oil revenues Ahmadinejads “Achilles heel”?
Experts have repeatedly criticized Ahmadinejad’s unsuccessful economic plans. Most of Iran’s population receives information through television, which is fully linked with the government. In 2008, Ahmadinejad presented to the parliament a plan of elimination of subsidies in the energy sector and the issuance of $60 per person. The parliament considered that the president’s initiative could lead to inflation and rejected it. Television is not just to inform people about this, and, in the case of necessity, Ahmadinejad will be able to enlist people’s support. Director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) Ezzatollah Zarghami stated this during the TV debates between presidential candidates, as well. So, Ahmadinejad will be able to defend himself and not avoid the debates. In my view, the promises to allocate funds from the oil revenues to the people are unreal. First, it can lead to a sharp increase in inflation, on the other hand, if this year, the oil price does not incre
