Inflation and weak rial push Iran’s middle class towards poverty - FT.com

Inflation and weak rial push Iran’s middle class towards poverty - FT.com:

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As she points to the empty shelves of her freezer, Nahaal sighs, remembering how they used to be stuffed with meat and delicacies.
Now she can barely make ends meet. “I have never felt under such financial pressure in 15 years of married life,” the 43-year-old retired secretary says in her rented apartment in Motahhari, a central Tehran neighbourhood.
“My husband and I have forgotten about our own needs – sometimes we even forgo medical treatment – and we only focus on education, food and the health of our daughter.”"

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