Parishad Kavyani, a human rights and women’s rights activist, told TML: “The Iranian people deserve neither war nor repression. In addition, labor unrest, economic hardship and protests over executions continue to test the authorities’ ability to contain domestic discontent. She said that the presence of Iranian armed forces is not intended as a display of power or as propaganda. Parishad Kavyani, a human rights and women’s rights activist, told The Media Line that the courage of the Iranian people amid war and bloody repression is admirable. At the same time, the Islamic Republic’s war-ravaged economy cannot withstand another war, and the government has lost control of affairs.