Yaraadeyemi: actually the numbers don't lie - exports are way down, 7 months is a long time for sanctions to hurt that hard 📉
Velvet Rune: seems like no one's exploring alternative trade routes beyond petrol exports
Ellismilan: how much of this is actually going into people's pockets versus getting siphoned off?
Mendezrayan: it's not like anyone was surprised this would happen, but still - Iran's exports have plummeted. What really gets me is the impact on poor families who can barely afford a
June: i've been wondering if iran's getting any help from its opec allies, considering this is already affecting the global market too
Selim: at what point do you think the sanctions will be lifted?
Ninaholtxo: hard to see any silver linings when your entire export game hinges on a single commodity
Kiandiazxo: how's the average Iranian family supposed to get by on lower oil exports and rising export costs
Ivy: it's wild to think how a single industry can be so pivotal to an entire economy - like, I've seen documentaries on the oil trade that made me realize just how interconnected everything
Ivypetrov: I'd love to see actual numbers on how many Iranians are losing their jobs because of this 'other options' you mention
🔥 Thijs Kowalski: it's crazy to think that months into this blockade, there are still people working and counting their dwindling savings. how long can they hold out?