{"id":335862,"date":"2025-08-21T21:30:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T20:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=335862"},"modified":"2025-08-21T21:39:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T20:39:32","slug":"from-bread-on-credit-to-hungry-classrooms-irans-economic-collapse-deepens-social-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/from-bread-on-credit-to-hungry-classrooms-irans-economic-collapse-deepens-social-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"From Bread on Credit to Hungry Classrooms: Iran\u2019s Economic Collapse Deepens Social Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iran \u2014 Schoolgirls line up during morning assembly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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For decades, Iran\u2019s clerical regime has squandered the nation\u2019s wealth on repression, corruption, and regional adventurism, leaving ordinary families to bear the crushing weight of economic ruin<\/a>. Today, the crisis has penetrated every corner of society, from the kitchens of working-class families in Tehran to the classrooms of rural and nomadic children. What once were isolated signs of hardship have now become the daily reality of millions. Families are forced into debt just to put bread on the table, and children walk long distances to school on empty stomachs, fainting from hunger during morning assemblies.<\/p>\n

Families Surviving on Debt<\/h2>\n

In the past, installment purchases were limited to expensive household items such as televisions, refrigerators, or cars. But in today\u2019s Iran, under the regime\u2019s catastrophic economic policies, even bread, rice, cooking oil, and milk must be bought on credit.<\/p>\n

Reports from across the country reveal that families who once enjoyed modest stability now cannot afford even the most basic goods. Many households now purchase food and detergents through installment plans<\/a> offered by local shops or online platforms. A once-proud culture of self-reliance has been replaced by the humiliating necessity of signing a ledger at the neighborhood grocer to receive a few eggs, a bottle of milk, or even a loaf of bread\u2014payable later, if at all.<\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a> News: New Anti-Speculation #Tax<\/a> Forces Citizens to Shoulder Regime-Created Inflationhttps:\/\/t.co\/LkSx8ZiL2q<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) August 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n