The promised benefits of the 2015 nuclear deal never materialized for most Iranians, and the hard-line policies of the Trump administration have made the economic outlook even bleaker. For this week’s interviewepisode of the podcast, Jasmin Ramsey discusses how the country is coping with its declining fortunes.

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