For nearly four months, Iran has been rocked by protests following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini last September. Now, economic grievances are also fueling the unrest, with most Iranians having to make do with less and staples becoming luxuries.
As the cost of rent kept rising in Tehran, the software programmer and his wife knew it was time to leave. So they, like many other young couples, packed up their belongings in late 2020 and moved to a town outside the capital.Rent was cheaper there, but the housing was poorly constructed because of rapid growth. There were no schools or playgrounds nearby. Even the most basic services were a commute away.
“And if we go out to protest they crack down in the worst and most reprehensible way,” he said. “We really don’t know what to do. We can’t protest. We can’t improve our situation.”For nearly four months, Iran has been rocked by protests following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year old woman, in the custody of the “morality police” last September.
The Islamic Republic has long been plagued by economic mismanagement, analysts say. But the situation got dramatically worse after President Trump pulled out of a multilateral nuclear deal in 2018 and imposed a series of harsh sanctions on the country. Iran has struggled to find buyers for its oil, the country’s main export. In late 2019, a hike in fuel prices sparked widespread protests and a deadly government crackdown.Many ordinary Iranians had hoped a new U.S.
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