What is the story of the $3 billion tea currency?
When Commander Mohsen Kazemini was arrested, he made confessions against Sadati Nejad and the entourage of the former Minister of Agriculture. At the same time, the wife of Sadati Nejad’s brother was also arrested. Sadati Nejad, the minister supported by Mokhber, had numerous charges filed against him. One of the most significant cases was issuing permits for rice importation during a ban, which was granted for Mohsen’s rice. Additionally, preferential tea currency, under the support of Mokhber, the First Vice President of Raisi, was allocated by Sadati Nejad to people close to them. A large portion of this currency has disappeared, and the remainder was used by the Debsh Tea Factory to import tea. However, Mokhber, in an attempt to cover his tracks in the disappearance of several billion, ordered the tea to be seized at customs. Additionally, the First Vice President of Raisi’s government is seeking to take over the Debsh Tea Factory.
This multi-billion dollar corruption is a small part of the structural corruption of Raisi’s government and the corrupt offspring of officials.
