Iran’s Currency Collapse: Cash Handouts Fail to Quell Protests
Iran's government is resorting to direct cash payments to households. This is a desperate bid to halt escalating protests. These protests are triggered by a collapsing rial and skyrocketing inflation. These handouts, framed as "purchasing power protection," highlight a deeper economic and social breakdown rather than a genuine fix. As daily life unravels for ordinary Iranians, the regime's tactics reveal the limits of printing money to buy public calm. Inflation's Social Trigger Protests ignited not from political rallies but from markets, starting with Tehran's bazaar closures as the rial plummeted toward 1.4 million per dollar and inflation hit 42-52%. Shopkeepers,…
