Poisoning of Schoolgirls in Iran Under Investigation

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : -- Saeed Ghasseminejad, FDD Senior Iran and Financial Economics AdvisorThe first poisonings reportedly occurred in late November among 18 schoolgirls and staff at the Nour Technical School in the religious center of Qom, approximately 80 miles southwest of Tehran.
45% : These characteristics in a society like Iran, heavily oppressed and closely watched by the security forces, imply that the military-security apparatus is most likely behind it."
42% : The poisonings began two months after nationwide protests -- in which young women have played a leading role -- erupted throughout Iran following the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini at the hands of the country's morality police for allegedly wearing the mandatory hijab improperly.
38% : The Center for Human Rights in Iran reported on Tuesday that the regime is trying to cover up the death of an 11-year-old girl whose father is the driver of Majid Talkhabi, a well-known cleric and a member of the governing body that appoints Iran's supreme leader.
37% : After months of ignoring evidence that an unknown toxic gas was poisoning girls' schools throughout Iran, President Ebrahim Raisi called for the Interior Ministry to investigate the incidents.

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