{"id":349236,"date":"2026-11-09T13:33:19","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T12:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=349236"},"modified":"2026-11-09T13:33:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T12:33:19","slug":"irans-newspapers-describe-a-country-running-out-of-economic-and-social-margin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/irans-newspapers-describe-a-country-running-out-of-economic-and-social-margin\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Newspapers Describe a Country Running Out of Economic and Social Margin\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Iran\u2019s newspapers on Monday offer an unusually revealing picture of a country under simultaneous economic<\/a>, social and institutional strain.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Read separately, the stories concern unemployment, budgets, floods, workers\u2019 wages, sanctions, corruption or women\u2019s dress. Read together, they describe something larger: a state trying to preserve economic activity under wartime conditions while its own officials and newspapers increasingly acknowledge weakened social cohesion, deteriorating purchasing power, shrinking financial options and a widening gulf between official policy and everyday Iranian life.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A Government Preparing for Zero Oil Revenue<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Perhaps the starkest admission <\/span>comes from <\/span>Donya-e Eqtesad<\/span><\/i><\/a> on November 9.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Discussing preparation of the 2027 budget, Mohammad Ghasemi, a senior official at the Planning and Budget Organization, said the government must prepare for a scenario in which oil revenues fall to zero. The budget framework is built around \u201cstability, resilience and reconstruction,\u201d with restrictions on new hiring, new government projects and administrative spending.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The language itself is revealing. The regime is not presenting a credible development strategy; it is trying to contain the damage. Its budget framework is built around preserving what remains of production and employment, rationing scarce resources, and patching infrastructure already weakened by war and chronic underinvestment. The paper says the baseline scenario assumes sanctions, the maritime blockade and current regional conditions continue\u2014meaning the regime is effectively planning for prolonged economic attrition rather than recovery.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Iran\u2019s retirees protest across multiple cities, denouncing #corruption<\/a>, poverty and executions. Yazd\u2019s bus strike enters its ninth day, floods disrupt 19 provinces, and new figures reveal over 10,000 road deaths in six months. With wages trailing #inflation<\/a> and hospitals\u2026<\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) November 8, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n