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  "path": "/news/economy/irans-engineered-economic-collapse-how-the-regime-uses-inflation-and-currency-devaluation-to-preserve-power/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-21T05:40:36.000Z",
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    "Iran’s Engineered Economic Collapse: How the Regime Uses Inflation and Currency Devaluation to Preserve Power",
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  "textContent": "Runaway inflation and the collapse of Iran’s national currency are not unintended consequences of war or sanctions, but part of a deliberate strategy by the ruling establishment to finance repression, offset structural bankruptcy, and delay political collapse at the expense of ordinary citizens. Iran’s devastating economic crisis and runaway inflation are not accidental developments, nor […]\n\nThe post Iran’s Engineered Economic Collapse: How the Regime Uses Inflation and Currency Devaluation to Preserve Power appeared first on Iran News Update.",
  "title": "Iran’s Engineered Economic Collapse: How the Regime Uses Inflation and Currency Devaluation to Preserve Power"
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