Iran’s economic crisis is no longer confined to the streets—it’s now penetrating deep into the power structures propping up the regime. According to our source living in Iran with close ties to the Revolutionary Guards, soldiers and security personnel are now receiving salaries that simply aren’t enough to live on. In some cases, members of the terror organization are already leaving the service because they can’t make ends meet.
According to the source, some IRGC members have left Iran for Russia, while others have departed for additional destinations—perhaps one of the most troubling signs yet for the regime. When an economic crisis hits ordinary citizens, it is a problem. But when it begins dismantling the ranks of those tasked with protecting the regime, it becomes something else entirely. According to the source, there simply is not enough money in the system.
If President Donald Trump continues on his current course, Iran’s economic crisis could gradually evolve from a crisis of the public into a crisis of the regime itself. Alongside the severe sanctions imposed on Iran, the country is suffering from an acute shortage of foreign currency, rapidly eroding purchasing power and soaring prices for basic goods. To put the scale of the crisis into perspective, chicken prices have risen three- to fourfold in just one year, while the Iranian currency continues to lose value.