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The Year in Review: Iran’s Deepening Economic Crisis

Iran experienced one of its worst economic and energy crises in 2025. Negative economic growth coincided with 49 percent inflation, shortages and rationing of energy and water, a collapse in the value of the national currency, an unprecedented government budget deficit, extreme urban air pollution, and a twelve-day war with Israel that inflicted heavy damage on Iran’s nuclear program—along with […]

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Iran’s runaway inflation empties tables, pushes children out of school

Dalga Khatinoglu Oil, gas and Iran economic analyst A new report by Iran’s Statistical Center (ISC) reveals a sharp acceleration in food inflation, hitting millions of families where it hurts most. According to the report, food prices in September rose by nearly two-thirds compared to the same month last year, with the cost of grains,

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