The issue of the shrinking dining table for people during the year since President Raisi took office has recently been discussed in various media outlets. However, some media outlets close to or affiliated with the government have declared these claims to be false and considered them a media game by political factions. Meanwhile, a report from the Statistics Center on changes in the inflation rate over the past year also confirms the shrinking dining table for people. A more detailed examination of these figures, which indicate a record-breaking inflation rate under Raisi’s government in July 2022, shows an unprecedented shrinking of the people’s dining table during Ebrahim Raisi’s presidency. To better understand these reports, the prices of five essential goods under the governments of Hassan Rouhani and Ebrahim Raisi have been compared, clearly indicating a disaster in the livelihood of the Iranian people.
