{"id":345857,"date":"2026-06-19T16:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T15:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=345857"},"modified":"2026-06-19T16:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T15:40:08","slug":"why-irans-next-uprising-will-dwarf-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/why-irans-next-uprising-will-dwarf-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Iran\u2019s Next Uprising Will Dwarf January"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_334005\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-334005\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-334005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/People-in-Iran-are-grappling-with-economic-hardships-and-officials-of-the-regime-have-no-solutions-1.jpg\" alt=\"People in Iran are grappling with economic hardships, and officials of the regime have no solutions\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/People-in-Iran-are-grappling-with-economic-hardships-and-officials-of-the-regime-have-no-solutions-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/People-in-Iran-are-grappling-with-economic-hardships-and-officials-of-the-regime-have-no-solutions-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/People-in-Iran-are-grappling-with-economic-hardships-and-officials-of-the-regime-have-no-solutions-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/People-in-Iran-are-grappling-with-economic-hardships-and-officials-of-the-regime-have-no-solutions-1-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/People-in-Iran-are-grappling-with-economic-hardships-and-officials-of-the-regime-have-no-solutions-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/People-in-Iran-are-grappling-with-economic-hardships-and-officials-of-the-regime-have-no-solutions-1-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-334005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People in Iran are grappling with economic hardships, and officials of the regime have no solutions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Three-minute read<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"1\">The Central Bank of Iran confirmed on June 1, 2026, that point-to-point inflation has <a href=\"https:\/\/fararu.com\/fa\/news\/976250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reached 77.2 percent<\/a> \u2014 the highest since the Second World War \u2014 with point-to-point goods inflation soaring to 113 percent. The Statistical Center of Iran and local economic reporting by outlets like the <i data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"290\">Financial Tribune<\/i> show cooking oil up 430 percent year-on-year, eggs 345 percent, rice 287 percent, and milk 139 percent. The Statistical Center of Iran recorded food inflation above 115 percent in April, with point-to-point inflation for oils and fats passing 129 percent. For a household surviving on a minimum wage of roughly $88 per month, these are not statistics \u2014 they are a verdict of destitution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"2\">The state-run daily <i data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"23\">Ettelaat<\/i> stated on April 28 that the situation \u201ccannot simply be dismissed with polite language or vague statements,\u201d warning that \u201cthe government may soon need specialized programs for a wartime economy.\u201d <i data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"229\">Donya-e-Eqtesad<\/i>, the regime\u2019s flagship economics paper, reported that \u201cNational Credit Network ration coupons are too low\u201d to prevent hunger. Domestic field reports noted that a block of cheese had jumped 29 percent in price in a single week, while citizens reported that some prices had shot up 40 percent in the six weeks after the war started. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mehrnews.com\/news\/6838645\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mehr News Agency quoted<\/a> an industry official revealing that red meat demand has plummeted 50 percent year-on-year \u2014 not because supply improved, but because consumers can no longer afford it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;A comprehensive analysis of state media, parliamentary transcripts, and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/economic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#economic<\/a> indicators from late May and early June 2026 reveals an establishment trapped in a multi-layered crisis where geopolitical paralysis, macroeconomic collapse, and intense factional infighting are\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy\/status\/2062636969969266702?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"3\">A Currency That Has Lost All Meaning<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"1\">The post-war landscape has offered no true respite for the rial. Despite the recent U.S.-Iran diplomatic memorandum, the currency remains in a state of terminal decline, reflecting a deep-seated loss of confidence that no short-term agreement can reverse. While the dollar has retreated slightly from its peak volatility\u2014trading at <a href=\"https:\/\/bonbast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">approximately 160,000<\/a> tomans according to market tracking indices\u2014this &#8220;stabilization&#8221; masks a systemic erosion of value. The Central Bank\u2019s continued reliance on high-denomination &#8220;Iran Cheques&#8221;\u2014printing 1-million and 2-million rial instruments to facilitate even basic commerce\u2014serves as a stark, visible admission that the currency is losing the race against hyperinflation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"2\">While the regime touts the memorandum as a path toward stabilization, capital flight remains rampant. Economists observing the post-agreement ledger note that the core structural damage from the blockade remains unhealed. Even as some maritime routes reopened, Kepler data indicates that the massive revenue shortfall incurred during the April blockade\u2014when daily exports plummeted to 500,000 barrels\u2014created a liquidity vacuum the state cannot fill.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"3\">The fiscal reality is even grimmer: the budget deficit is estimated at a staggering 1,800 trillion tomans, and the cumulative war damage\u2014calculated at $270 billion\u2014effectively eclipses the nation\u2019s entire GDP. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imf.org\/en\/countries\/irn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IMF\u2019s projected 6.1 percent<\/a> contraction for 2026 underscores that the diplomatic &#8220;deal&#8221; has done little to mitigate the fundamental collapse of the productive economy. For the average Iranian, the slight fluctuation in exchange rates is merely a political footnote in a reality defined by empty pockets and a currency that has lost its function as a reliable store of value.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Iran is grappling with a multi-layered socio-economic crisis that has intensified in recent weeks, combining runaway food <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/inflation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#inflation<\/a>, severe water shortages, a prolonged internet blackout, and growing shortages in essential medicines,&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MansoreGolestan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MansoreGolestan<\/a> writes.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy\/status\/2053902333600239838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"6\">A Labor Market in Collapse<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"7\">Deputy Labor Minister Gholamhossein Mohammadi admitted the war directly destroyed over one million jobs, with two million more affected through indirect effects. ILNA, the regime\u2019s own labor news agency, reported on April 15 that Khuzestan Province alone <a href=\"https:\/\/fararu.com\/fa\/news\/963077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lost 100,000 workers<\/a>. Job opportunities have fallen 80 percent year-on-year, and one recruitment platform recorded 318,000 new resumes in a single day. Reza Olfat-Nasab, head of the Union of Virtual Businesses, warned that 2,000 companies have \u201conly one to two months of survival left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"8\">Labor activist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilna.ir\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C-9\/1781905-%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B9%DB%8C%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%AF-%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%84-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B2%D8%AF-%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%AE%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%BA-%D9%87%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B4%DA%A9%D9%84-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faramarz Tofighi told ILNA<\/a> on May 5 that the basic livelihood basket had reached 713 million rials \u2014 over four times the minimum wage. \u201cWorkers are struggling to buy even bread and eggs,\u201d the agency reported, \u201cwith meat and rice removed from many household shopping lists.\u201d At the Tabriz Industrial Zone, workers told ILNA on April 28: \u201cIf we make the slightest protest, we are easily dismissed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"9\">Meanwhile, 17 of Iran\u2019s 18 pension funds are bankrupt or near-bankrupt, and the government owes 130 trillion rials to the Social Security Organization for healthcare alone. Majles Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf claimed in February that 34 percent of Iranians live in poverty \u2014 and in some cases, \u201cabsolute poverty.\u201d Other reports have indicated far higher accounts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;While the military and economic stalemate over <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Hormuz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hormuz<\/a> continues to bleed the global economy, the only path that has ever truly threatened the brutal theocracy is an internal, society-driven unraveling,&quot; writes <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MasumehBolurchi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MasumehBolurchi<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g7804cnDe7\">https:\/\/t.co\/g7804cnDe7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy\/status\/2048844691106419114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"10\">The Fuse Is Already Lit<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"11\">The January 2026 uprising \u2014 triggered by the rial\u2019s collapse and spreading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncrius.org\/ncri-us-details-iranian-regimes-pre-planned-crackdown-and-irgc-role-in-january-massacre.html#:~:text=Executive%20summary,to%20more%20than%20400%20cities.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over 400 cities<\/a> \u2014 was the largest since the 1979 revolution. The regime responded with a massacre that killed thousands, increased security spending by 150 percent, and offered wage increases worth barely two-fifths of inflation. It bought time, not loyalty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"12\">Since January, every indicator has worsened. Inflation keeps rising, the rial remains volatile, and oil revenue has evaporated. Factories are shutting, and farmers remain unpaid: ILNA reported on May 2 that despite delivering 300,000 tons of wheat to state silos, not a single rial has been paid to growers. Tehran-based economist Saeed Leilaz warned in domestic think-tank briefs that annual inflation could reach 80 percent in the coming months, stressing that society cannot tolerate such levels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"13\">When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/second-day-of-strikes-paralyzes-tehran-grand-bazaar-as-currency-hits-historic-low\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shopkeepers struck<\/a> in December 2025, they were protesting a falling currency. Today, they would be protesting an economy that has \u2014 by every metric the regime itself publishes \u2014 moved from crisis into collapse. As the Iranian Resistance has emphasized, the next eruption will not be over exchange rates; it will be over empty tables, shuttered factories, and a state that chose missiles over medicine. It will be more radical, more desperate, and more decisive than January \u2014 because there is simply nothing left to lose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-minute read The Central Bank of Iran confirmed on June 1, 2026, that point-to-point inflation has reached 77.2 percent &mdash; the highest since the Second World War &mdash; with point-to-point [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":334005,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[269],"class_list":["post-345857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-iran-economy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Iran\u2019s Next Uprising Will Dwarf January - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Three-minute read The Central Bank of Iran confirmed on June 1, 2026, that point-to-point inflation has reached 77.2 percent \u2014 the highest since the\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/why-irans-next-uprising-will-dwarf-january\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"People in Iran are grappling with economic hardships, and officials of the regime have no solutions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"People in Iran are grappling with economic hardships, and officials of the regime have no solutions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/why-irans-next-uprising-will-dwarf-january\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-19T15:40:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/People-in-Iran-are-grappling-with-economic-hardships-and-officials-of-the-regime-have-no-solutions-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"563\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mansoureh Galestan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mansoureh Galestan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/economy\\\/why-irans-next-uprising-will-dwarf-january\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/economy\\\/why-irans-next-uprising-will-dwarf-january\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Mansoureh Galestan\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/4039d83ce2c628eef0e1a1f461381ab9\"},\"headline\":\"Why Iran\u2019s Next Uprising Will Dwarf January\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-19T15:40:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/economy\\\/why-irans-next-uprising-will-dwarf-january\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":939,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/economy\\\/why-irans-next-uprising-will-dwarf-january\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/People-in-Iran-are-grappling-with-economic-hardships-and-officials-of-the-regime-have-no-solutions-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Iran economy\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Iran Economy News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/economy\\\/why-irans-next-uprising-will-dwarf-january\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/economy\\\/why-irans-next-uprising-will-dwarf-january\\\/\",\"name\":\"Why Iran\u2019s Next Uprising Will Dwarf January - 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