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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-01T05:32:23.000Z",
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    "From Buying Bread on Credit to Asking for Half a Loaf: Iran’s Deepening Poverty Crisis Reaches the Middle Class",
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  "textContent": "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 […]\n\nThe 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.",
  "title": "From Buying Bread on Credit to Asking for Half a Loaf: Iran’s Deepening Poverty Crisis Reaches the Middle Class"
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