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Iranian Economy

NPR's Sunni Khalid reports that the Iranian economy is struggling under the weight of a U.S.-sponsored boycott. Many Iranians are being forced to work several jobs and engage in illegal schemes to try to support their families, and this strain is starting to take a toll on families there...the divorce rate is skyrocketing. But many Iranians believe the nation's economy is suffering more from financial mismanagement by its leaders than from U.S.-imposed sanctions.

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