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  "path": "/news/economy/irans-investment-collapse-and-middle-class-decline-signal-deepening-structural-crisis/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-18T06:39:58.000Z",
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  "tags": [
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    "Iran Inflation",
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    "Iran’s Investment Collapse and Middle-Class Decline Signal Deepening Structural Crisis",
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  "textContent": "Negative Investment, Rising Poverty, and Expanding Inequality Point to a Systemic Economic Breakdown Iran’s economic crisis is no longer limited to inflation or currency volatility. Recent reports published in Iranian state-affiliated newspapers—including Tose’e Irani, Donya-e-Eqtesad, and Siasat-e Rooz—paint a picture of a systemic breakdown: negative investment growth, accelerating depreciation of infrastructure, mass migration of skilled […]\n\nThe post Iran’s Investment Collapse and Middle-Class Decline Signal Deepening Structural Crisis appeared first on Iran News Update.",
  "title": "Iran’s Investment Collapse and Middle-Class Decline Signal Deepening Structural Crisis"
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