The economic failures of the Islamic Republic of Iran are legion and well-known. Beset by high inflation, lack of transparency, political interference, international sanctions, and epic corruption, the Iranian economy will hobble the ambitions of the Nezam and the prosperity of the people well into the future. This is an important weakness, but it is not the only one holding back the Islamic Republic. Perhaps equally as debilitating as its economic poverty is the Nezam’s poverty of imagination. Read more here. <<--