Public relations liaison of Iran Privatization Organization (IPO), Mahnoosh Maftouh while mentioning not only non-experts but even some experts also approve of state involvement in economic activities added “Not until this mindset has changed and experts and people in power do not come to believe in the necessity of privatization, it is impossible to urge the public to defend these divestitures.”

General Manager of Planning and Analysis Unit of IPO stated that in the general policies of Article 44, expenses that are met by the revenue generated from divestitures has been explicitly mentioned, and she added “Committee of divestitures has put an obligation on the government to clarify the state of the companies which are due to be divested. “ She additionally said “Privatization is very tricky and if one divestiture ends in failure it can affect all the divestitures.”