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Iran Facing Dire Domestic Woes
(Ha'aretz) Zvi Bar'el - Unlike other senior Iranian officials, the new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian doesn't hide the enormous damage sanctions have caused and are still causing the Iranian economy. According to estimates released by the Iranian parliament's research center, about a million students dropped out of the school system at every level in 2023.The Education Ministry said the schools are short 176,000 teachers. The parliament's Education Committee said many students are forced to go to work instead of going to school. Since August 2, nurses have been on strike in most Iranian cities. They want their salaries adjusted for inflation, which is currently over 40%. According to the Supreme Council of the Nursing System, 150-200 nurses emigrate from Iran every month.