How does Iran survive under sanctions? The West’s influence on the economy, the lives of ordinary city dwellers, and hidden opportunities
For decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been subjected to harsh Western sanctions pressure. How does the country’s economy cope in such difficult conditions? How do ordinary Iranians live under sanctions, and how different is their life from what we’re used to? How do the state and businessmen in Iran bypass sanctions and set up import substitution? And what can Russia, which has only recently found itself under sanctions, learn from Iran? In this book, you’ll find answers to these and many other questions.