Report: U.S. sanctions on Iran bring its pension system to near collapse
“As much as 80% of Iran’s retirement funds rely on government subsidies, which the documents refer to as unsustainable for not just pensions, but for food products, drugs and fuel.”
A woman looks at exchange rates by the window of a currency exchange shop in Tehran's business district, Iran(photo credit: RAHEB HOMAVANDI/REUTERS)ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL