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Rahman Bouzari is an Iranian freelance journalist, formerly with Iran’s leading reformist daily, who has also written for international publications, such as The New York Times, OpenDemocracy, CounterPunch, and Al Jazeera English. He has an M.A. in philosophy from York University in Toronto. You can follow him on Twitter @BouzariRahman.
A country in free fall, a corruptocracy in full swing: Why a building collapse in Iran matters
On May 23, 2022, Metropol tower, a 10-story commercial building in the city of Abadan in Iran’s oil-rich southwestern Khuzestan Province, collapsed, killing at least 41 people and trapping dozens more beneath the rubble. For an outside observer, this might seem like a tragic but random accident that could have happened anywhere. In reality, it is a stark illustration of a country mired in corruption and mismanagement.
