{"id":348961,"date":"2026-10-24T17:56:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T16:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=348961"},"modified":"2026-10-24T17:56:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T16:56:47","slug":"pezeshkian-admits-iran-cannot-plan-as-economic-pressures-deepen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/pezeshkian-admits-iran-cannot-plan-as-economic-pressures-deepen\/","title":{"rendered":"Pezeshkian Admits Iran Cannot Plan as Economic Pressures Deepen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Iranian regime’s president Masoud Pezeshkian gave one of the clearest official descriptions yet of the paralysis gripping Iran on October 24, saying the country must escape its indefinite \u201cneither war nor peace\u201d condition because \u201cin uncertainty, you cannot plan.\u201d State-run Nour News also reported<\/a> him linking social dissatisfaction to inequality and failures in distributing resources, while other reporting of the same speech quoted him saying many Iranians are now struggling simply to provide their \u201cdaily bread.\u201d Pezeshkian said Ali Khamenei had ordered officials before his death to end the stalemate, although he did not explain whether that meant negotiations or another course.<\/p>\n

The significance lies less in Pezeshkian presenting a solution than in the admission that permanent crisis is obstructing basic governance. His remarks come as state media itself documents a widening gap between wages and subsistence costs. Tasnim reported<\/a> October 24 that more than a month after a promised wage review, the Supreme Labor Council has still not convened its wage committee. A labor representative estimated the minimum monthly cost of living for a 3.3-person household at 70\u201380 million tomans, with some estimates exceeding 91 million, while the official minimum wage is roughly 21.8 million tomans for a single worker and 22.3 million for a married worker without children. Workers are increasingly taking second and third jobs or abandoning workplaces altogether.<\/p>\n

Food imports, subsidies and household costs<\/h2>\n

The same administrative paralysis is threatening basic-goods supply. An IRGC mouthpiece reported that more than 750 importers are owed \u20ac4.07 billion for food and other essential goods they already brought into Iran, with some payments delayed for as long as 20 months. Pezeshkian ordered officials on July 13 to pay half the outstanding debt, but Tasnim said<\/a> that after 100 days the order still had not been implemented, with the Central Bank and Planning and Budget Organization largely exchanging correspondence instead. The outlet explicitly warned that continued non-payment could threaten food security.<\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a>\u2019s #Economic<\/a> Collapse, According to the Regime\u2019s Own Media
Iran\u2019s deepening economic crisis is becoming increasingly evident in statistics and reports published by state-run media. https:\/\/t.co\/w3IaydnX9Q<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) October 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n