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During the National Day of Villages and Nomads in Iran on Oct. 6, President Ebrahim Raisi visited Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province and spoke about combatting rural deprivation. Raisi likely chose Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad not only because it suffered from pronounced urban-rural disparities and had been hit by a 5.6-magnitude earthquake on Feb. 17, but also because it was where he had won the presidential election by the slimmest margin. While official visits and speeches in the provinces and villages on that day are a customary practice, the issue of rural deprivation has become central to Raisi’s domestic agenda.
During the National Day of Villages and Nomads in Iran on Oct. 6, President Ebrahim Raisi visited Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province and spoke about combatting rural deprivation. Raisi likely chose Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad not only because it suffered from pronounced urban-rural disparities and had been hit by a 5.6-magnitude earthquake on Feb. 17, but also because it was where he had won the presidential election by the slimmest margin. While official visits and speeches in the provinces and villages on that day are a customary practice, the issue of rural deprivation has become central to Raisi’s domestic agenda.