When an official embassy issues a response, isn't it your job to verify whether that response is actually true or not? Or do fact-checking standards suddenly change whenever a foreign government criticizes Indians?
Reports about rising inflation in Iran, people buying basic necessities on installments, and the growing demand for second-hand appliances, furniture, and electronics were not created by Indian media. These are issues that have been reported by Iranian media outlets themselves, where ordinary Iranians have spoken about how inflation is affecting their lives. Reports have also stated that soaring inflation is forcing people to buy even basic food items on installments.
In one report, a student said she had to buy a second-hand laptop because rising prices made a new one unaffordable. Other reports have highlighted how families are becoming increasingly dependent on credit and installment payments for everyday necessities.
More importantly, in February, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei himself warned that further increases in bread prices could have "dangerous consequences" and said that Iranian society could not withstand another shock.
When Iranian citizens, Iranian media, and even Iran's highest authority are acknowledging economic pressure, is an embassy statement targeting an Indian journalist enough to be treated as the ultimate truth?
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