Jalil Dara

“Years of sanctions, chronic inflation, currency depreciation, weak investment and domestic policy failures had already made marriage and housing harder for young people,”

Jalil Dara · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-20

Dara said years of sanctions, inflation, and policy failures had already made marriage and housing harder for young people before the war.

“The war worked as an accelerating shock, not the sole cause. Even an end to hostilities would not automatically reverse the damage.”

Jalil Dara · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-20

Dara said the war accelerated Iran's economic crisis but was not its sole cause, and ending hostilities would not automatically reverse the damage.

“contributing to anxiety, lower optimism and delayed family formation among young Iranians”

Jalil Dara · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-20

Dara explained that prolonged inflation and uncertainty are contributing to anxiety and delayed family formation among young Iranians.