Iranian media blames Ahmadinejad for quake deaths
Iranian Reformist media outlets are pointing the finger at former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for the high death toll from the recent earthquake in the western part of the country.
On Nov. 11, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the border region between Iran and Iraq, causing extensive damage and the death of at least 530 people in the western part of Iran. The highest casualties occurred in the town of Sarpol-e Zahab, situated in Iran’s Kermanshah province.
The population of Kermanshah and the area that was affected by the powerful earthquake is mostly Kurdish. This captured the attention of Iranian media and newspapers, leading a number of them to take the step of writing their headlines on their front pages in Sorani to demonstrate their empathy and sympathy.
Of note, almost 6 million Kurds live in Iran, constituting both Shiites and Sunnis.
On Nov. 14, President Hassan Rouhani traveled to Kermanshah to oversee the situation himself. Upon his arrival, Rouhani vowed that his government would solve all the problems that arose following the earthquake.
