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Prices surge, jobs disappear as war strains Iran’s economy

Al Jazeera · · 686 words · By Maziar Motamedi
Economic Collapse War Impact Government failure
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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“New Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says the country must defeat its enemies in an economic and cultural struggle, as well as militarily.”
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The provided web search results for this claim are completely irrelevant, returning information about the clothing brand 'Supreme' rather than the political figure Mojtaba Khamenei.
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web search NEUTRAL — Supreme. The official website of Supreme. EST 1994. NYC.
https://www.supremenewyork.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Supreme official website, established in 1994 in NYC, offers exclusive collections and collaborations. Explore the latest updates and releases.
https://supreme.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Supreme is an American clothing brand established in Manhattan, New York City, in April 1994. The company focuses on streetwear, skateboarding, and hip-hop fashion trends.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_(brand)
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“a near-total internet shutdown imposed by the authorities in Tehran – now in its 64th day”
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The provided evidence for this claim contains general information about Iran's population and current diplomatic updates, but does not mention a 64-day internet shutdown.
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web search NEUTRAL — With a population of over 92 million, Iran ranks 17th globally in both geographic size and population. It is divided into five regions with 31 provinces. Capital city Tehran is the nation's largest ci…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · The U.S. continues to wait for Iran's response to its latest peace proposal, as the fragile ceasefire is still holding. President Trump said Saturday he "expects to hear very soon" from t…
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-attac…
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web search NEUTRAL — 12 hours ago · Iran is a mountainous, arid, and ethnically diverse country of southwestern Asia. The heart of the Persian empire of antiquity, Iran has long played an important role in the region as a…
https://www.britannica.com/place/Iran
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“the country of more than 90 million people”
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Two independent news sources (The Hindu and Daily Mirror LK) confirm the population is around 90 million, and Wikipedia states it is over 92 million.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran is home to 90 million people.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/iran-president-s…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran is a sophisticated nation-state of nearly 90 million people with a deeply entrenched national identity
https://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/Predicting-a-total-disast…
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“The national currency, the rial, has hit a new all-time low of 1.84 million against the US dollar in the open market in Tehran.”
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While one web result mentions the rial reaching 1.52 million per dollar, the specific figure of 1.84 million is not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though another source mentions it reaching 1.9 million recently.
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web search NEUTRAL — US dollar – Iranian rial official exchange rate graph (2000-2017)[citation needed]. Official vs. free exchange rates (rials per US dollar)[48][49]. Year.University of Tehran main entrance.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_rial
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web search NEUTRAL — While one dollar bought 36,000 rials in 2013, when he was first elected, it was the equivalent to 40,000 rials in April last year and 60,000 rials on Monday. Vice-president Eshaq Jahangiri said the go…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/11/iranian-rial-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian rial reaches record low value, trading at over 1.5m IRR per USD. The Iranian rial fell to a record low of about 1.52 million per dollar on the unofficial market, deepening economic turmoil as …
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-884707
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“A 256GB iPhone 17 Pro Max, priced by Apple at $1,200 in the US, was being offered at close to 5 billion rials ($2,750) by some shops in the capital.”
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The evidence provided consists of YouTube videos about fake iPhones and marketplace listings from other countries (Russia, Uzbekistan), providing no confirmation of prices in Tehran shops.
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web search NEUTRAL — Get 10% off an ARC PULSE CASE using this link for a limited time only: https://arc-checkout.myshopify.com/PHONEREPAIRGURUIn this video, we examine the fake ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzuP-MR_VIs
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web search NEUTRAL — Модель: iPhone 17 Pro Max. Встроенная память: 256 ГБ. SIM-карты: 2 SIM. Цвет: Серебристый. Все характеристики.
https://www.avito.ru/moskva/telefony/iphone_17_pro_max_256_g…
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web search NEUTRAL — iPhone 17 Pro Max 256 gb Blue Ideal xolatda.Iphone 17 Pro max 256 GB янги Новый 2 та симкарта охиргиси қолди!
https://www.olx.uz/elektronika/telefony/tashkent/q-apple-17-…
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“A Peugeot 206... costs an eye-watering 30 billion rials ($16,500).”
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The evidence provided is a general Wikipedia entry for the car model and a YouTube video in Turkish, with no mention of the specific price in Iran.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Peugeot 206 is a supermini car designed and produced by the French car manufacturer Peugeot since May 1998 as a replacement to the Peugeot 205.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_206
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web search NEUTRAL — Peugeot 206 otomatik vites hakkında merak ettiklerinizi bu videoda sizler için anlattık!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhm84byIl3s
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web search NEUTRAL — Get the latest 1 US Dollar to Iranian Rial rate for FREE with the original Universal Currency Converter.Over the last 30 days, USD to IRR moved between 1,313,366.07 and 1,324,102.64. The average was 1…
https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=…
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“State television confirmed “daily” price increases in the car market in a report on Friday”
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The evidence discusses state TV in the context of military sources and US pilots, but does not mention a report on Friday regarding daily car price increases.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran’s attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure and its tight grip on the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas transits in peacetime, have roiled stock markets, sent…
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/3/affiliate-ir…
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web search NEUTRAL — IRIB TV1 was the first national television channel in Iran, and is now the oldest Iranian television channel having been established in 1958.
https://www.aparatchi.com/iran-live-tv/farsi-irib-tv/irib1-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian state television also cited a military source who said that Tehran had no prior plans to attack Emirati facilities at Fujairah Port, attributing the incident instead to a US military "adventur…
https://staging-en.almayadeen.net/news/politics/uae--sitting…
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“The monthly minimum wage in Iran is currently less than 170 million rials ($92)”
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Two separate web search results explicitly state that the monthly minimum wage in Iran is currently less than 170 million rials ($92).
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2003 the minimum standard pension was 50% of the worker's earnings but no less than the minimum wage. [230] Iran spent 22.5% of its 2003 national budget on social welfare programs of which more tha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — The monthly minimum wage in Iran is currently less than 170 million rials ($92), and that is after the government raised it by about 60 percent for the current Persian calendar year that started ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/5/2/prices-surge-jobs…
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web search NEUTRAL — The minimum wage remains below 170 million rials ($92) per month, despite being raised by roughly 60% last March. The Iranian rial has continued to depreciate on the open market, reaching approximatel…
https://www.newarab.com/news/iran-economy-deteriorating-amid…
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“the government raised it by about 60 percent for the current Persian calendar year that started on March 21.”
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Two separate web search results confirm that the government raised the minimum wage by about 60 percent for the current Persian calendar year starting in March.
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web search NEUTRAL — An apprentice aged 21 who has completed the first year of their apprenticeship is entitled to a minimum hourly rate of £12.71. Previous rates. The following rates were for the National Living Wage and…
https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran Reference. The Iranians. Iranian-American.Related Links Iranian Calendar | Zoroastrian Public Holidays in Iran Current Local Time in Iran Persian Resources.
https://www.parstimes.com/persian/calendar/
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web search NEUTRAL — Salaries in Iran were considerably devaluated in recent years the as Iran struggles with economic sanctions and rising inflation rates. The result is a decrease in the purchasing power of salaries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salaries_in_Iran
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“The government is also offering subsidies towards food and essentials worth just less than $10 per month per person.”
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No evidence was provided for this claim.
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“The government of President Masoud Pezeshkian”
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“A statement attributed to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Friday said that the Islamic Republic has “proven to the world a portion of its remarkable capabilities in a military confrontation”.”
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“Khamenei... becoming supreme leader after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on the first day of the war”
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