Iran’s currency, the rial, has fallen roughly 40% in recent weeks, sharply increasing Iran’s inflation rate and what Iranians must pay for imports and many staples. The result is the first signs of serious public discontent with the regime since the violent repression of the Green Movement in 2009.
这一假设也许很快就会在现实世界中得到检验。近几周来，伊朗货币里亚尔贬值了约40%，极大地增加了伊朗的通货膨胀率和伊朗的进口品和原材料价格。结果，伊朗出现了自暴力镇压2009年绿色运动（Green Movement）以来首次严重的反对现有政权的公共不满。伊朗商界——1979年革命以来主宰这个国家的支柱之一——也开始动摇。