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Is Iran's economy really about to collapse?

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Episode Is Iran's economy really about to collapse?

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With the military campaign failing to force Iran to backdown, Donald Trump has been turning up the economic pressure, hoping to cripple the country’s economy and force an end to the war.

But despite Iran’s currency plunging to record lows, the regime is showing little sign of capitulating.

Today, an expert on Iran’s economy Djavad Salehi-Isfahani on how long the regime and the Iranian people can hold on.

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Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Professor of Economics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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