How Iran's Flagging Economy Inflamed Its Protests : The Indicator From Planet Money

How Iran's flagging economy inflamed its protests : The Indicator from Planet Money

According to activists, Iran has killed over 7,000 people as part of a crackdown on protesters. Why did protests engulf Iran in the first place? A big contributor: Its flagging economy, which has been in a tailspin for years. It’s a tinderbox.Related episodes: Iran, protests, and sanctionsThe Lost PlaneFor sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by …

Bread and Bullets: The Real Drivers of Iran’s Protests

People are driven to protest not by foreign signals but by desperation. When survival collapses, and organisation is criminalised, symbols replace strategy.