⁨ 🎥 Based on the inflation data for Tir (Mehr) that was reported by ISNA, the cost of providing the food basket of working households has increased by 128.1% over the past year; meaning that working families now have to spend more than twice as much to buy the same food items as last year.

Rising prices of essential goods, reduced purchasing power, and changes in consumption patterns have placed additional pressure on wage-earning families. But how did the gap between income and expenses form? Is the hardship crisis only the result of price hikes, or are there deeper roots in the economic structure?

In an interview with Arezoo Karimi, an economic analyst and a member of the IranWire editorial team, we asked about the reasons behind the jump in food prices, the future of the middle class, and the outlook for the lives of millions of Iranian families.