How Western sanctions on Iran have hurt the same middle class that drives reform
[Egypt Independent - Egypt] - 20/10/2025
The Iranian middle class, long a force of political moderation, stability, economic growth, and the base of the country’s reform movement, is shrinking fast under the pressure of Western sanctions, researchers say. Left in its wake are rising societal resentments and an ever-increasing wealth (…)
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