Can Iran survive Trump's new sanctions? | DW News

Iran's leaders are acknowledging economic hardship just as the Trump administration prepares what it calls the toughest sanctions ever imposed on the country. The Iranian rial has fallen to a record low against the U.S. dollar, adding to pressure on an economy already struggling with inflation and the impact of months of conflict. Can Tehran withstand another wave of economic pressure, or will ordinary Iranians bear the brunt of the crisis?

Chapters: 00:00 Can Iran withstand new economic sanctions? 00'25 Message from Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian 01:22 Introducing Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, professor of economics at Virginia Tech 04:40 Inflation in Iran 05:07 Voices of Iranians on economic situation 05:55 Causes for inflation in Iran 07:27 A paradox: The inflation in relation to the foreign depreciation of the rial 10:11 The people most affected by the sanctions 12:05 Iran at breaking point? 14:38 The geopolitical side of the incoming sanctions 15:02 Introducing Giorgio Cafiero, Middle East analyst and CEO of Gulf State Analytics 15:20 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's announcement of tough sanctions 17:04 US objectives in the conflict with Iran 20:30 The role of China 22:55 The threat of retaliation by Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei 23:48 The role of Arab countries in the Golf region

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