3 out of 4 Iranians Dissatisfied With Government Economic Policy
A recent poll of Iranians shows the overwhelming majority are dissatisfied with how the government is handling rampant economic problems including inflation, unemployment, and water and fuel shortages.
89% of Iranians say their agreement with the government's economic policy is "low" or "very low" and 72% expressed dissatisfaction or strong dissatisfaction with the same, according to a poll by Iran's leading economic paper Donya-ye Eqtesad, as reported today (Monday) by Iran International.
Iran has been reeling from multiple economic crises, including rampant inflation, the depreciation of the rial by 90% since the reimposition of sanctions, massive unemployment, and even frequent fuel and now water shortages in major cities.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has openly admitted the need for the country to ration water regularly, since the underground aquifers and reservoirs are at a fraction of their normal capacity, and Iran had significantly less rainfall than normal this year.
Iran, which invests an enormous amount of money funding its covert nuclear weapons program and training and arming terrorist proxies around the region, has neglected its critical infrastructure at home, and many plants and businesses and homes have already had to deal with fuel and power shortages.
Medicines and medical products are also in short supply, as many doctors have complained of low wages or at least wages insufficient to deal with the rapidly rising cost of living.
Despite this, Iran appears in no rush to negotiate a deal with the United States which could lead to at least a lessening of the increasingly crippling sanctions against it, despite occasional talk of indirect talks in a chosen European country.
Indeed, there is an increased likelihood that powerful "snap back" sanctions will be reimposed, with the support of European countries, if a nuclear deal is not reached very soon.