Iranians shop in the Tajrish Bazaar in Tehran in November 2019. Photo: Atta Kenare / AFP
David Goldman, Asia Times: How fragile is Iran’s regime?
US sanctions are creating extreme economic conditions; birthrate dropping precipitously
Smartphone videos of anti-regime protests in Tehran circulated in global news media this weekend, after the Iranian government admitted it shot down a Ukrainian civilian airliner. The latest demonstrations followed a national wave of protests last November in which up to 1,500 demonstrators were killed. Hard information about the origins and extent of the anti-regime protests is difficult to find. But there is a good deal of evidence of extreme dissatisfaction with the regime due to economic stress.
Iran’s average monthly after-tax wage was US$318.53, according to the website Numbeo, which tallies thousands of user inputs to arrive at wage and price data.
Using Numbeo’s prices I constructed a monthly survival budget in US dollar equivalents:
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WNU Editor: A sobering read on how difficult life is in today's Iran.
1 comment:
How are they ever going to compensate the families of the deceased passengers on that fateful plane?
What surprises about liability for the lost lives in Iran, is that the Iranians have not responded to Canada and the Ukraine with something like, "Okay we will provide a venue for payment once the amount has been agreed upon. Payment however will require that you send tankers to Iran to receive oil, which you can use, or, sell and compensate the families of the victims"
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