Why Hasn’t Iran’s Economy Collapsed?

Go to https://hensonshaving.com/TLDR and enter "TLDR" at checkout to get 100 free blades with your purchase. Despite pressure, the Iranian regime has shown little interest in making further concessions to the US. So, in this video, we explain why Trump’s new strategy of economic coercion isn’t really working, and why Iran’s economy hasn’t yet collapsed. 📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/ 🎉 TLDR Party:  https://toolong.news/pages/tldr-party 📖 Read our Manifesto: https://tldrnews.co.uk/manifesto Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks! Sources: Iran economic data https://www.imf.org/en/countries/irn https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-08-20/choking-iran-s-economy-is-the-least-bad-way-to-end-the-war?srnd=homepage-americas https://alanchand.com/en/currencies-price/usd-hav https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/21/how-oil-gas-losses-have-shrunk-irans-gdp-by-10-percent-during-war Bessent post https://x.com/SecScottBessent/status/2104629169724260361 Explaining Iran inflation/FX https://www.nzz.ch/international/iran-experte-haelt-trumps-wirtschaftskrieg-nicht-fuer-zielfuehrend-ld.10025884?gift=-JNvCg_K Distributional impact of sanctions https://phenomenalworld.org/analysis/iran-sanctions-inequality/ Iran oil exports in 2000s/2010s/early 2020s https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/iran-oil-market-influence/