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Turmoil Heightens Bleak Winter in Tehran

Written By: Jason Rezaian/ipsnews

Posted Date: 2/8/2012 8:55:44 AM

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It's miserable this time of year in Tehran. The short days are darkened further by the annual submersion of the city under a thick layer of exhaust and smoke. With the surrounding mountains and weak wind and winter sun, the pollution hovers for days, prompting the government to issue regular warnings to the elderly, pregnant and those with heart conditions not to go outside.

But their declining health is not what is on the minds of most Tehran residents today. Rather it's their deteriorating standard of living and the unshakable feeling that the world is conspiring against them which has Iranians most vexed.

With the double threat of a military attack by the U.S. or Israel or both, and the increasing instability of the Iranian economy as witnessed last month in the currency crisis that continues to grip the capital, the feeling of hope that once pumped through the city in the days before the 2009 election, and arguably even in the weeks that followed, is nowhere to be found.

The reality is that the situation is not that bad, yet. Most signs point to a financial well-being at its lowest levels for average citizens than at any point since Iran's eight-year war with Iraq, when shortages were the norm.

While Iranians have complained about their lot for years, statistics simply have not matched up with the population's level of economic discontent. Heavily subsidised fuel and utilities, access to basic necessities and a decent education never seemed to register for a population who wanted to have their cake and eat it, too.

Until last year, Tehran consistently ranked as one of the cheapest major cities in the world for its residents.

Some of these things are still available, albeit in rapidly diminishing fashion, and for the first time it seems there is a growing awareness that things could become drastically worse in short order.

The currency crisis is the most recent sign of what may lie ahead and one that poignantly affects the lives of millions of Iranians, as this has become a conspicuously consumptive society that can't keep up with its own demands. Domestic production has nearly disappeared and imports are getting tougher to come by, with ever tightening trade sanctions placed on Iran by Western powers by the day.

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