Abdi Media's exclusive guests Roghani Zanjani: All government policies are reflected in the budget Saeed Zibakalam: I do not regret the 1978 Revolution. Roghani Zanjani: First of all, I consider the current crisis to be an economic crisisPreviousNext Saeed Zibakalam: With Reza Pahlavi's arrival, this situation of democracy, discrimination, embezzlement, and bribery will not be resolved. Roghani Zanjani: A huge legitimacy gap has formed between the new generation and the previous generation Saeed Zibakalam: I am opposed to any sudden change enforced by force and physical means.These practices will continue the cycle of authoritarian rule and authoritarian culture. Saeed Zibakalam: Hassan Rouhani has committed plagiarism, lied, and tricked people!He has neither the necessary university education [for the guardianship of the jurist] nor the necessary seminary knowledge. Roghani Zanjani: You cannot tell the Houthis to fight and not provide them with resources! Strategic policies dictate the allocation of resources and indicate the strategic priority of governance Saeed Zibakalam: As long as political and media activists stay silent, the current approach will continue.I can easily imagine that this current Supreme Leader or the next Supreme Leader will revise everything that has been done so far. Roghani Zanjani: The government's public revenues for this year are nearly 2,446 trillion rials.The budget deficit for the first eight months of the year 2024 was 783 trillion rials. Roghani Zanjani: This year's budget tries to prevent the crisisThe unemployment rate will increase by 12% in 2025 Saeed Zibakalam: The Guardianship of the Jurist is also a theory; don’t peg it to religion!Some religious authorities and seminary scholars do not accept the guardianship of the jurist. Saeed Zibakalam: We revolutionaries have made mistakes that we need to reconsider.One of the factors behind the slogan 'Reza Shah, may your soul be happy' is the people's living conditions. Saeed Zibakalam: Which of our political and press courts will be held with the presence of a jury?! How did Articles 26 and 27 get out of our constitution?! Saeed Zibakalam: Today, without having a court, we actually have a court!We have a court that has added "deception"—the third wing—to its existing "wealth and power." Saeed Zibakalam: We turned our backs on republicanism, democracy, and political parties!The decadent political culture of the monarchy slowly moved forward from February 1979 to March 1979. Watch | 2026 Budget Against Livelihood; Rescue or Continuation of the Crisis? Featuring Masoud Roghani Zanjani Saeed Zibakalam: I am sure many ministers and officials know a lot of things; but they don't reveal them until they feel the time is right!When disorder arises, some members of parliament start talking; they bring up things from three, four, or ten years ago! Saeed Zibakalam: During the Pahlavi era, we didn't have anything called culture or party activityAfter the first step of the revolution, we had to move on to forming political parties. Saeed Zibakalam: Our parties are either scripted or decorative!I don't know of any powerful party in Iran. Saeed Zibakalam: In the 1979 revolution, only one step of the revolution was takenThe 1979 revolution was nothing more than removing a number of important and influential political figures from the Shah's regime! Watch/ Examining the obstacles of republicanism in the midst of structural reforms and political obstruction with the presence of Dr. Saeed Zibakalam, professor of philosophy at Tehran University Abdolreza Davari: I believe that part of the future of the Islamic Republic lies in the ideas of Mr. Qalibaf The third leadership period will bring a transformation based on authority and pragmatism and moving towards development Abdolreza Davari: I consider the issue of the monarchy returning to Iran to be out of the questionMr. Reza Pahlavi has distanced himself significantly from the monarchy paradigm. 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