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People in Iran are grappling with economic hardships, and officials of the regime have no solutions
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The Central Bank of Iran confirmed on June 1, 2026, that point-to-point inflation has reached 77.2 percent — the highest since the Second World War — with point-to-point goods inflation soaring to 113 percent. The Statistical Center of Iran and local economic reporting by outlets like the Financial Tribune show cooking oil up 430 percent year-on-year, eggs 345 percent, rice 287 percent, and milk 139 percent. The Statistical Center of Iran recorded food inflation above 115 percent in April, with point-to-point inflation for oils and fats passing 129 percent. For a household surviving on a minimum wage of roughly $88 per month, these are not statistics — they are a verdict of destitution.
The state-run…
