The Major Intersection of Politics and Economics

Dear Abdi media Followers,

Sometimes seemingly trivial and publicly available news can be pieces of a larger puzzle, and there are moments when intersections occur that may make understanding issues, interactions, outcries, or silences easier.

1. Without any judgment or preconceptions, pay attention to the photos of General Seyed Yahya Safavi at the funeral of Engineer Hassan Ghafouri-Fard at Jamaran Hosseiniyeh (and not at the office of Ayatollah Khamenei).

2. Take a closer look at Seyed Mohammad Ali Abtahi’s note on the intentional photo opportunity of General Safavi with Seyed Mohammad Khatami, particularly focusing on the beginning to end of the greeting between Seyed Mohammad Khatami and General Safavi.

3. Pay closer attention to Mr. Mohsen Bahrami Arz-e-Aqdass, who is next to General Safavi, including his government and private sector backgrounds and connections. I happened to have an in-depth interview with him.

4. Mohsen Bahrami is the second on the list of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture, representing a coalition named "Coalition for Tomorrow."

5. Also review the complete list of this coalition (40 individuals).

6. Notice the absence of prominent figures or lack of support from other lists and the withdrawal of candidates with or without notice.

7. Pay close attention to my question to Pedram Soltani and his anticipated response.

8. I wanted to mention that, coincidentally, all 40 individuals on this list in the Tehran Chamber elections were elected together.

9. I am not aware of any public or private agreements or written or unwritten understandings, but putting these items together was interesting to me, wasn’t it?

10. Congratulations to each of the elected individuals. I hope the Tehran Chamber will witness real transformation and innovation in the new term.

11. Unfortunately, I do not have the opportunity to gather data on (hypothetical) chambers of the country, especially the events and results of today’s election in Khorramabad. Perhaps the reason for the cyber attacks on Abdimedia during these times is more evident.

12. The hypothetical composition of the Iran Chamber will be even more interesting later...

I emphasize this is a completely free interpretation...

-Abdollah Abdi