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Before the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the Iranian economy was booming. Decades later however, with demography similar to Turkey, the Iranian economy seems to be stagnating. In this video, we’re taking a look at how a new deal could allow Iran to reach its potential and upend the balance the power in the Middle East.
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Iran GDP data
https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/NGDPD@WEO/ISR/IRN
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?end=2024&locations=IR-1W-TR&start=1960
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransource/iran-s-economic-performance-since-the-1979-revolution/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)
Rial movement after blockade
https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/06/17/irans-battered-economy-will-take-years-to-recover-from-the-war
Iran oil/gas reserves
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_proven_oil_reserves
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_natural_gas_proven_reserves
Iran educational data
https://borgenproject.org/education-in-iran/
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransource/iran-s-economic-performance-since-the-1979-revolution/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tertiary_education_attainment
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/iran-female-literacy-rate/
https://statranker.org/education-level/top-10-countries-by-stem-graduates-per-100000-population-2025/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Iran#/media/File:UIS_Literacy_Rate_Iran_population_plus_15_1975-2015.png
Iran vs Turkey data
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_median_age
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransource/iran-s-economic-performance-since-the-1979-revolution/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tertiary_education_attainment
https://statranker.org/education-level/top-10-countries-by-stem-graduates-per-100000-population-2025/
Postwar vs prewar regime
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/514608/Legendary-Iranian-character-Arash-the-Archer-depicted-on-new
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/06/16/iran-s-hardliners-protest-us-deal-but-the-regime-closes-ranks_6754530_4.html?srsltid=AfmBOoo8zu6tn5BcsgtYisWB5mvAAtC4c77BYlZzVf9XyKY8DzJGD1pG
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/iran/irans-new-grand-strategy
00:00 – Iran’s Economy Could Be Huge
07:48 – Protecting the Planet
