{"id":336003,"date":"2025-08-25T20:06:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T19:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=336003"},"modified":"2025-08-25T20:08:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T19:08:50","slug":"irans-economic-collapse-deepens-as-80-face-poverty-blackouts-worsen-and-regime-braces-for-unrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/irans-economic-collapse-deepens-as-80-face-poverty-blackouts-worsen-and-regime-braces-for-unrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran’s Economic Collapse Deepens as 80% Face Poverty, Blackouts Worsen, and Regime Braces for Unrest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Protesters pour the streets in Iran\u2014 September 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two-minute read<\/strong><\/p>\n

On August 30, regime-affiliated economist Morteza Afqah warned<\/a> via state-controlled media that the government\u2019s plan to unify the exchange rate could have catastrophic consequences.<\/p>\n

\u201cDecision-makers are writing dreams, not policies,\u201d Afqah said. \u201cWith foreign currency reserves at historic lows, pushing for a single exchange rate would drive 80% of Iranians below the poverty line.\u201d<\/p>\n

Afqah criticized policymakers for ignoring economic realities, arguing that these \u201cpaper reforms\u201d would benefit elites while devastating lower- and middle-income groups. Analysts say the plan aims to shore up regime revenues while shifting the cost of crisis onto ordinary citizens, further fueling public anger in an already explosive environment<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Officials Fear Uprisings as the Economic Collapse Push #Iran<\/a> on the Brinkhttps:\/\/t.co\/sw8tYzKhuE<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) June 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n