About this episode
Scott Simon discusses the current state of Iran's economy with economist Djavad Salehi-Isfahani.
Iran's economy was fragile before the war. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, a professor of economics at Virginia Tech, about the current state of the country's economy.
People in this episode
Host: Scott Simon
Guest: Djavad Salehi-Isfahani
Topics covered
- Iran's economy
- economic fragility
- war impact
- interview
- political analysis
Keywords
- Iran
- economy
- fragile economy
- Djavad Salehi-Isfahani
- Scott Simon
- politics
- war impact
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Virginia Tech
Places: Iran
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