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When the Iran War Ends, the Mullahs Will Be Broke
(Washington Post) Jim Geraghty - The most immediate cause of the ongoing operation in Iran was the Iranian people's protests against their regime. On Jan. 13, President Donald Trump declared on Truth Social, "Iranian Patriots...help is on its way!" As 2025 ended, the country's economy was collapsing. Iranians were watching their currency become worthless and food get increasingly expensive, while the mullahs weren't exactly overflowing with ideas to solve the problem. The same economic problems are waiting on the other side of the conflict. Only then, they will be worse. Even if the Iranian mullahs retain power after the war, they're going to be broke. Rebuilding their military will be expensive, and handouts for Hamas or Hizbullah, or a nuclear-weapons program, will look like unaffordable luxuries. The war is causing economic stress for the U.S. and its allies, but it's worsening an ongoing economic nightmare for the Iranians.