Secretary of the Expediency Council Mohsen Rezayee said oil dollars and mismanagement should be regarded as the chief cause of inflation in Iran in the past 50 or 60 years. Secretary of the Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei said oil dollars and mismanagement should be regarded as the chief cause of inflation in Iran in the past 50 or 60 years. Addressing an international symposium mounted to sketch the strategic energy outlook of the country here in Tehran on Thursday, Rezayee asserted that the improper spending of oil and gas dollars has aggravated inflation in Iran. "The symposium is being held to figure out the particulars of a comprehensive energy outlook through resolving management shortcoming and planning in the country," said Rezayee.