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The Iranian people are being systematically crushed by a multi-front economic crisis that is not a product of misfortune, but a direct consequence of the regime’s corruption and destructive policies.
In a stunning admission of failure, even the regime’s own state-controlled media outlets are now sounding the alarm on a series of interconnected emergencies threatening the very fabric of society. These reports confirm what the Iranian opposition has long asserted: the regime is waging an economic war on its own citizens, pushing basic necessities, healthcare, and livelihoods toward a state of collapse.
The Assault on Basic Needs and Public Health
The most fundamental aspects of life in Iran are under direct threat. In a stark warning, the state-run newspaper Jahan-e Sanat described a looming medicine crisis as a “hidden but very dangerous threat.” The paper declared that the crisis goes beyond a simple health problem, posing a “multi-faceted threat to social cohesion, economic stability, and even national security.” It concluded with a dire prediction: if the issue is not made a top national priority, Iran could face a crisis so severe that it can no longer be “controlled by medicine, but only at a heavy human, social, and political price.”
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— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) July 8, 2025
Even as the healthcare system crumbles due to what the paper calls a “disregard for infrastructure,” the regime is simultaneously increasing the financial burden on its people. On July 7, 2025, the state-affiliated Tejarat News reported that the government had approved a 30% price hike for all passenger train tickets. This steep increase strikes at the heart of the transportation system that millions of ordinary Iranians depend on for work, family visits, and essential travel, further squeezing already strained household budgets.
Sabotaging Livelihoods and Driving Away Capital
Beyond the assault on basic needs, the regime’s policies are actively dismantling the country’s economic engine. According to a letter from Iran’s Association of Internet Businesses to the Minister of Communications on July 2, 2025, systemic and deliberate internet disruptions are pushing 400,000 online businesses to the “verge of complete collapse.” The association reported that every hour of internet outage inflicts at least $1.5 million in economic losses and demanded an immediate halt to the regime’s practices of DNS manipulation, protocol filtering, and speed throttling—clear evidence that this is a political decision, not a technical failure.
The direct result of this manufactured instability is a catastrophic loss of confidence in Iran’s economy. The state-run Jahan-e Sanat reported on a massive capital flight from the country’s stock market, noting that the “extremely worrying and significant point is the severe exit of real money from the market.” The paper revealed that over 13 trillion tomans worth of capital was pulled from the market in a single day, a figure that “is not only a record but also a serious alarm bell” signaling a deep and ongoing crisis of trust.
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— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) June 30, 2025
A Regime at War with Its Own People
The critical medicine shortages, crippling transportation costs, shuttered online businesses, and historic capital flight are not disparate events. They are the calculated outcomes of a regime that consistently prioritizes its political control over national well-being. The throttling of the internet is a tool of repression with devastating economic side effects. The healthcare crisis is the result of decades of neglect and corruption. The flight of capital is the market’s final verdict on a system that has become fundamentally hostile to investment and growth.
The regime’s own mouthpieces now reflect the grim reality that the people of Iran have endured for years. This convergence of crises, openly acknowledged by state-controlled media, underscores a singular, undeniable truth: the root of the Iranian people’s suffering is the clerical regime itself. Its economic mismanagement is not a flaw but a feature, and the only path to a stable and prosperous future for Iran lies in fundamental political change.