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From Buying Bread on Credit to Asking for Half a Loaf: Iran’s Deepening Poverty Crisis Reaches the Middle Class

Home - Iran News Update [Unofficial] June 1, 2026
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A new field report from a state-affiliated newspaper reveals the growing spread of poverty across Tehran, where even educated professionals and university graduates increasingly rely on credit purchases to afford basic necessities. A field report published by the state-affiliated Shargh newspaper on May 30 paints a stark picture of the expanding poverty and economic hardship […] The post From Buying Bread on Credit to Asking for Half a Loaf: Iran’s Deepening Poverty Crisis Reaches the Middle Class appeared first on Iran News Update.

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