Iran's War Deepens Economic Crisis, Pushing Millions Into Poverty

Approximately 3.5-4.5 million Iranians have fallen into poverty since the conflict intensified, with over 40 million total now living below the poverty line.

In Iran, the arithmetic of survival has replaced the arithmetic of aspiration. As war accelerates an already fragile economy — with inflation nearing 69 percent and food prices doubling or more — an estimated 3.5 to 4.5 million people have crossed into poverty since the conflict intensified, joining more than 40 million already below the line. What was once a middle-class life, measured in modest security and modest plans, is now measured in what a family can no longer afford to eat. History reminds us that economic suffering of this depth does not resolve quickly, and that uncertainty, once i

Iran's War Deepens Economic Crisis, Pushing Millions Into Poverty

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