“Then… you enter the society, and you see there is poverty everywhere. You see that the villages in Iran don't have drinking water. You see that the villagers in Iran don’t have a road to a hospital… Why? Because the government doesn't actually do anything about the people in need inside the country, and you're always told, ‘Oh, but we have to save money to send to Palestine,’”

Parishad Kavyani · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31

Kavyani described witnessing poverty and lack of basic infrastructure in Iran while being told the government must save money to send to Palestine.