How Iran’s Economy is Quietly Collapsing

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After Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018, the Iranian economy fared pretty well. But seven years on, the economy appears to be quietly collapsing with high inflation and a declining GDP growth.

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Brief history of Iran
https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/frd/frdcstdy/ir/irancountrystudy00curt_0/irancountrystudy00curt_0.pdf

Oil/gas data
https://www.worldometers.info/oil/oil-reserves-by-country/
https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/iran-oil-market-influence/
https://maritime-executive.com/article/iranian-oil-exports-to-china-come-under-renewed-pressure
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/iranian-oil-discounts-china-widen-sanctions-quota-shortage-2025-10-29/#:~:text=Imports%20of%20Iranian%20oil%2C%20which,under%20a%20strict%20quota%20system
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/brent-crude-oil

World Bank Iran doc
https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/65cf93926fdb3ea23b72f277fc249a72-0500042021/related/mpo-irn.pdf
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?locations=IR

Iran inflation
https://tradingeconomics.com/iran/inflation-cpi
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202511224715

Iran overtures to US
https://www.economist.com/briefing/2025/11/27/why-iran-is-making-surprising-overtures-to-america

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