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There is a debate in Iran to move the capital of Tehran to another location, and the Revolutionary Guard is involved in this matter, as officials say it is a radical solution to Tehran’s intractable problems, such as pollution, overcrowding and others. problems.
However, opponents and observers believe that the aim of the regime is to remove the capital and state institutions from the areas of demonstrations, and to protect against the possibility of any popular movement against the regime, which will be difficult to control in Tehran if it is a movement. mass popular.
Tehran became the capital of the country in 1795, after it was the city of Shiraz before the capital of Iran.
Abu al-Fadl Abu Turabi, a deputy in the Iranian parliament, told Iranian media that the decision will be made after the Corona crisis.
“the last of the prophets”
“The Khatam al-Anbiya base of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard has submitted a formal request to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, expressing its willingness to take over the process of transferring the capital, Tehran, to another location,” he said. Abu Trabi.
Abu Turabi, who had said more than once about it in recent years, indicated that Rouhani had sent an official letter to the Minister of Roads and Urbanism, in his capacity as secretary of the Capital Transport Council, to make the decision after of Corona.
Although there has been talk more than once of moving the capital from Tehran to another location, no specific region has been identified as an alternative.
The information indicates that the company “Khatam al-Anbiya”, which is the largest engineering company in the country, which is affiliated with the Republican Revolutionary Guard, made it clear that it can do all engineering, construction and other works in the new capital, This is not surprising to observers, since this company controls many Economic Sectors.
Currently, Tehran is the largest city in the country, and is currently inhabited by 14 million people. It is the nerve center of politics and economics together. It has official administrations, in addition to electrical, textile, sugar and even chemical industries, according to a report published by BNI Intelligence News, which is located based in Berlin.
The report shows how wealth is concentrated in the capital, and space is scarce for development, so buying property or a house there has become impossible.
Earthquakes or politics?
Over the past few years, the issue of relocating the capital has posed a challenge to the Iranian regime, especially as an earthquake there could spell the deaths of millions, while opponents say the regime fears political upheaval.
Iran is located at the confluence of several tectonic plates and is traversed by a series of faults and geological faults, making it vulnerable to intense seismic activity, and in 1990 an earthquake killed 40,000 people.
In recent protests in late 2019, the regime cracked down on protesters, and the death toll is estimated to have exceeded 1,500, which the Khamenei regime denies.
contamination
Tehran is one of the most polluted areas in the world, having only seen 15 days of “clean” air since the Persian New Year on March 20, according to official statements.
Iranian authorities closed schools in Tehran more than once, especially after pollution levels became “unhealthy for sensitive groups” as smog lingers in the city for several days.
Pollution levels in Tehran are more than six times higher than the World Health Organization’s recommended limit of 25 micrograms per cubic meter, and the average concentration of hazardous particles in the air reached 145 micrograms per cubic meter in some days of the last year.
Most of the city’s pollution is caused by heavy vehicles, motorcycles, oil refineries and power plants, according to a World Bank report released in 2018.
Air pollution kills some 30,000 people each year in Iranian cities, state media reported earlier this year, citing a Health Ministry official.
A preventive move
The Iranian opposition and activists believe that the Revolutionary Guard is exploiting the economic and environmental causes that Tehran is suffering, in order to implement a preventive step to protect the regime from any popular revolution that it cannot put down, especially since the country is at the brink of collapse due to corruption in the political system and mismanagement of the country.
The Revolutionary Guard and intelligence leaders believe that protecting the regime in the capital is a top priority in case the people rebel against the Khamenei regime, especially as the country has undergone a popular movement and uprisings that have worried the officials who believe the gap between them and the people has widened.
