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Source: https://jcfa.org/irans-real-battle-a-deep-crisis-in-public-trust/
Iran's Real Battle: A Deep Crisis in Public Trust
(Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs) JCFA Iran-Syria Desk - The Iranian press in recent days paints a picture of a country caught between growing external pressure, nuclear uncertainty, and an internal divide that is widening daily. There is a sharpening awareness in Tehran that the real threat to the regime is the collapse of public confidence. A persistent economic crisis affects everyday life: the rising prices of fuel, rice, dairy, paper, and building materials are accompanied by an expanding gap between official rhetoric and reality. Headlines speak of a "separation between the people and officials" and a "sense of injustice" that gnaws at "social capital."