......and how Iran's future many hinge on fanaticism.
1. Iran's pre-war GDP was about $350 billion. Damage due to the war is about $930 billion.
2. Oil revenues funded everything, the armed forces, the social coverage, etc. Since the blockade, oil revenues are down over 75%.
The government is now giving out $7 a day food coupons to prevent starvation......where a block of cheese costs $5.
. Where a minimum wage worker makes about $130 a month, but 2 million lost their jobs, inflation is up 68.9%
3. The military has not been paid, nor is it being fed. Water is in shortage. Desertions in some units is 90%, a number of pilots refusing to fly, IRGC refusing to take wounded Arest, army, wounded to hospitals.
4. The social contract is in tatters. in January the government had 36,500 civilians shot.
"The January Uprising: The deadly violence occurred during nationwide demonstrations triggered by a call for action by exiled opposition groups, leading to immediate pushback by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Basij militia." Google
5. But..........lest you believe that the war is over, won by the blockade and loss of $billions..........not so fast: the insane IRGC has taken over the government, and.............
AI Overview
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is recognized as a deeply ideological and militarized force designed to protect Iran's theocratic regime. Experts, intelligence agencies, and international bodies often characterize its worldview as fanatical due to its strict adherence to violent Islamist extremism, apocalyptic rhetoric, and expansionist ambitions.
Many internet AI networks that offer details not in legacy press.........like this one:
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1. Iran's pre-war GDP was about $350 billion. Damage due to the war is about $930 billion.
2. Oil revenues funded everything, the armed forces, the social coverage, etc. Since the blockade, oil revenues are down over 75%.
The government is now giving out $7 a day food coupons to prevent starvation......where a block of cheese costs $5.
. Where a minimum wage worker makes about $130 a month, but 2 million lost their jobs, inflation is up 68.9%
3. The military has not been paid, nor is it being fed. Water is in shortage. Desertions in some units is 90%, a number of pilots refusing to fly, IRGC refusing to take wounded Arest, army, wounded to hospitals.
4. The social contract is in tatters. in January the government had 36,500 civilians shot.
"The January Uprising: The deadly violence occurred during nationwide demonstrations triggered by a call for action by exiled opposition groups, leading to immediate pushback by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Basij militia." Google
5. But..........lest you believe that the war is over, won by the blockade and loss of $billions..........not so fast: the insane IRGC has taken over the government, and.............
AI Overview
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is recognized as a deeply ideological and militarized force designed to protect Iran's theocratic regime. Experts, intelligence agencies, and international bodies often characterize its worldview as fanatical due to its strict adherence to violent Islamist extremism, apocalyptic rhetoric, and expansionist ambitions.
Many internet AI networks that offer details not in legacy press.........like this one:
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