Iran's president criticizes widening corruption
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani criticized widening corruption in the Islamic Republic in unusually blunt terms Monday, saying money once "given under the table now is being given on the table."
Iran is in the middle of a plan to decentralize and privatize its economy following its 1979 Islamic Revolution. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei repeatedly has warned officials over possible corruption during implementing the program and high-profile graft cases have shaken the country in recent years.
Speaking at an anti-corruption conference, Rouhani said Iranians "should apply all our power in fighting corruption."
