How Western sanctions on Iran have hurt the same middle class that drives reform

The Iranian middle class, long a force of political moderation, stability, economic growth, and the base of the country’s reform movement, is shrinking fast under the pressure of Western sanctions, researchers say.

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Gaza reckons with ruins and old rivalries as mediators piece together wider deal

Just over a week after US President Donald Trump strong-armed Israel and Hamas into an agreement that halted the war, Palestinians in Gaza are beginning to put the pieces of their lives back together. But – even if the ceasefire holds – the scale of the task is Herculean.Just over a week after US President Donald Trump strong-armed Israel and Hamas into an agreement that halted the war, Palestinians in […]

October 18, 2025

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