A teachers’ trade association in the city of Islam Abad-e Gharb in western Iran issued a statement supporting nationwide protests, citing rising inflation, unemployment, and mounting economic pressure on households.
“In a society where poverty, unemployment, high prices and inflation have spread across people’s lives, and where governance, through misguided policies, has accelerated the rapid cycle of inflation, the heavy burden now weighs on various segments of society,” the association said.
It said rising living costs have reached levels that are “unbearable for many,” warning that the situation threatens family stability and has led to social consequences including unemployment, addiction, divorce, and suicide among young people.
“We believe the voice of the people is an echo of the real needs of society that must be heard and given a worthy response, not answered with violence, suppression, killing, and imprisonment,” the statement said.
The association said it supports what it described as the rightful protests of teachers, retirees, and other groups across the country and said its members would stand alongside them.
