
248. How Iran’s uprising has been driven by economic failure
From The Rest Is Money
Published 2/2/2026

From The Rest Is Money
Published 2/2/2026
How is the mass civil unrest in Iran, and the brutal killing of protestors, linked to the collapse of living standards? Why have Western sanctions been a blunt tool? And how rife is corruption in the Tehran regime? In this episode, Steph and Robert examine whether there is a route back to freedom…