Iran’s Middle Class Sliding into Poverty: A Social and Economic Crisis - Iran News Update

Iran’s Middle Class Sliding into Poverty: A Social and Economic Crisis - Iran News Update

Once the backbone of society, Iran’s middle class is collapsing under inflation, inequality, and systemic neglect. In Iran today, the middle class—once regarded as the backbone of society—is rapidly disintegrating. Comprised largely of educated and employed young people, this group once symbolized upward mobility and social stability. Yet despite nominal increases in income, their purchasing power has steadily declined, forcing them down the ec…