The toll taken by years of tough economic sanctions is also apparent. Despite Iranian officials’ best efforts to downplay the sanctions’ impact, it is difficult to spin inflation in excess of 30% and projected GDP growth of just 1% this year.
多年的严厉经济制裁的后果也随处可见。尽管伊朗官员竭尽全力降低了制裁的影响，但通货膨胀仍然难以控制在30%以下，今年的GDP增长率预计只有1%。