Tehran Mayor Warns Iran Could Erode From Within Without Reform as Inflation and Rial Slide Bite
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Updated · ایران اینترنشنال · Sep 5
Tehran Mayor Warns Iran Could Erode From Within Without Reform as Inflation and Rial Slide Bite
1 articles · Updated · ایران اینترنشنال · Sep 5
Summary
Alireza Zakani said Iran cannot rely on resisting US pressure alone, warning unresolved domestic failures could make the country “erode from within” even without outside intervention.
Three approaches are competing inside Iran, he said: concessions to Washington, resistance without meeting its domestic requirements, or resistance paired with internal reform — the course he endorsed.
Inflation, the weakening rial and sharp exchange-rate swings were among the problems he cited across the economy, politics, society and culture, arguing resistance must include fixing those weaknesses.
Zakani said wartime conditions could still open room for major economic change, including cutting dependence on oil revenue and building a more “people-based” economy, while avoiding a foreign policy centered entirely on Washington.