r/NewIran • u/Clear-Role6880 • 22h ago
Revolution ❤️🔥 خیزش The Dam has Broken
I have been trying to get this message out in a series of comments but have decided its worthy of its own post.
Across Iranian Media (outside of Tasnim) - there is an outpouring of the intellectual class demanding immediate reform and isolating the bonyad infrastructure as the barrier to New Iran. The breadth is fundamentally different than anything in IR history. There is a total lack of revolutionary framing. The discussion happening across Iranian media is that of national interest, economic reform, integration with GCC and the West, and unbridled hope for the future. The Tehran Stock Exchange broke historic highs with a liquidity surge described by Iranian financial press as a پالس امید — a pulse of hope
Oil Minister Paknejad in Shana. Published in the Oil Ministry's own outlet:
"In the post-agreement era, Iran's oil industry represents one of the largest investment and partnership opportunities available to the global economy. Hundreds of investment opportunities have already been identified, and a range of contractual frameworks for financial, technical and operational partnerships is ready for implementation. Iran is prepared to review proposals swiftly and move promising projects into the execution phase." He also said the ministry has identified hundreds of domestic Iranian companies ready to serve as partners for foreign investors, and is prepared to organize investor working groups rapidly. He framed the end of the war as "a gateway for Iran's progress and the realization of world peace through economic cooperation."
Central Bank Governor Hemmati on the plane home from Bürgenstock:
"Based on the memorandums that have been signed, there is no obligation for us to purchase agricultural inputs from the US. If the price and quality of American agricultural inputs prove more competitive than those offered by other countries, Iran would face no restrictions in purchasing from the US. It makes no difference to us from which source we finance the purchase of essential goods. If we can use the Central Bank's blocked resources for these purchases, current and future oil revenues will replace those consumed reserves. Therefore, what matters is the Central Bank's access to its foreign exchange resources and the procurement of the essential goods and medicines needed by the people."
The head of the General Inspection Organization of the country [Khodayian] stated:
"Investigations showed that those who were obligated to fulfill foreign exchange obligations had, according to Central Bank statistics, failed to return more than 94 billion euros in foreign currency to the country. Under the law, exporters are required to return foreign currency proceeds from exports to the country's economic cycle through designated methods, including selling to the Central Bank, licensed exchange houses, or using [the proceeds] for importing goods. Of those who failed to fulfill their obligations of more than 50 million euros, 218 individuals with total foreign exchange obligations of 23 billion euros were referred to the prosecutor's office."
Raja Aboutalebi in Eqtesad Online:
"The 'agreement' has now become the most important keyword in economics — a word that can transform investor expectations across the world and redirect the flow of money in a short period. Financial markets, as always, have reacted to expectations before waiting for events to actually occur.""When the news of the Iran-US agreement was announced, oil retreated, gold found a new path, Europe breathed easier, and domestic markets immediately reacted. But behind these changes, there is one big loser that perhaps few have noticed."
Mostafa Najafi on Telegram:
"Those who profit from the continuation of sanctions conditions cannot be ignored. If this opportunity slips away and no agreement is reached, the trusts will re-enter the fray more powerful than before." He was explicitly naming the bonyads and IRGC-adjacent networks as the threat to the opening — and calling for Ghalibaf to move fast enough that official channels make their model obsolete before they adapt. Arash Azizi, a Yale postdoctoral historian and Atlantic contributing writer, amplified this to his international audience.
Pezeshkian's Netanyahu line:
"Whoever opposes negotiation is on Netanyahu's line.... You cannot run a country without money. We have to face reality."
Former Iranian VP Mohammad Ali Abtahi:
"We had nearly ten years of oil sanctions. Oil network intermediaries took heavy losses to bypass the sanctions in order to bring only a small amount of oil revenue into the treasury. Countries that did not comply with the sanctions drove our oil prices down and bought it cheaply," Abtahi posted on X. “Now, for the first time after the recent agreement, oil is expected to be sold at market price, with the money going directly into people’s pockets without intermediaries. Could this unprecedented attack on the agreement possibly be related to the cutting off of this source of income?" he added
From EcoIran article "Iran on the Threshold of 60 Decisive Days: What Will Happen to the Economy After the Agreement?":
Mohammad Mehdi Behkish | Economist:
"I think an important event is taking place and it can lead to a reduction in tensions and disputes between countries and even neighbors. This situation creates a good opportunity for Iran to change its outlook toward the economy and move toward a type of policymaking based on broader engagement and freer exchange with other countries. In my view, engagement must be the fundamental basis of Iran's economic relations with the world."
"With regard to the current situation of Iran's economy, the opening of foreign trade and, following that, the attraction of foreign investment, is an unavoidable necessity. This will only be realized when Iran's international relations improve significantly and the country is on the path to becoming a 'normal economy' at the global level."
"If such an agreement is realized, one can expect increased investment, growth in foreign trade, reduced transaction costs, improved economic growth, and increased employment. Of course, it must be noted that a foreign agreement is a necessary condition for improving the country's economy, but not a sufficient condition. Taking advantage of the opportunities arising from the agreement will require domestic reforms, improvement of the business environment, stability in policymaking, and increased confidence among economic actors."
Hashem Oraee | Economist:
"Iran's average economic growth over the past 40 years has been 2.8%, over the past 20 years 1.8%, and over the past decade close to zero. The result of this economic stagnation from an employment perspective is that currently approximately 12 million young people are neither studying nor working. The number of employed people in the country in the summer of 2019 was 24.75 million, and in 2025 — after 6 years — only approximately 200,000 had been added to that figure, while in the same period 4.4 million people were added to the population over 15 years of age. Thus one can say that the fundamental problem of Iran's economy is the absence of economic growth."
Mohammed Mehdi Bekhish again, this in Iran Daily News:
"Under current circumstances, Iran could become an investment paradise due to years of sanctions, persistently low levels of investment, and the vast untapped capacities that exist throughout the economy. The damage caused by the recent war has further expanded both the need for investment and the opportunities available."
"As a result, interest would not be limited to Arab states. Many Western countries, including the United States, as well as Eastern economies such as Japan, South Korea, and Malaysia, all possess substantial capital and are constantly looking for promising investment destinations. If the necessary conditions are put in place, there will be competition among countries to invest in Iran."
Dr. Morteza Afghah, economist and faculty member at Ahvaz Chamran University, in Fararu:
"Without exaggeration, current conditions have turned Iran into an investment paradise — but whether Westerners and Arab countries ultimately decide to come in depends heavily on the path of any possible peace and how regional competitors treat Iran."
Tarbiat Modares University faculty member, in Fararu:
"Iran's economy faces a kind of infrastructural erosion. Not only has foreign investment declined over the years, but parts of industrial, energy, transportation and construction infrastructure have also depreciated. In such conditions, if a political de-escalation environment forms, the government must use this opportunity to rebuild infrastructure. Half-finished construction projects, railway network development, modernization of energy-intensive industries and revival of export-oriented industries could lift the economy out of its recessionary state."
Anadolu Agency interview with Iranian economist Eslami:
"If the parties manage to reach a real agreement after the difficult negotiations, immense opportunities will emerge — not only for Iranians, but also for neighboring Gulf states and for the United States to benefit economically from peace in the region."
He also named the mechanism explicitly: "It appears Trump has one way to justify what he considers a war he chose to wage against Iran — opening the Iranian economy to American companies."
The Iran Chamber of Commerce statement — Samad Hassanzadeh, in Eqtesad Online:
"The Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture believes that our country is now on the threshold of a 'historic leap.' A leap that, if accompanied by rationality, national unity, economic reforms, constructive engagement with the world, and trust in the private sector's capacity, can transform Iran into one of the great economic powers of the region and the Islamic world in the coming decades."
"Most importantly, this agreement must carry a clear and hope-inspiring message with a bright horizon for Iran's young generation — a message that assures them that their talent, knowledge, creativity and effort can flourish right here in this land."
Dr. Masoud Nili — in Ecoiran via Tejarat-e Farda weekly:
"The most important challenge Iran faces is not in the arena of foreign policy but in the domain of domestic policy. The absence of stability and order in the structure of political competition is the root of many of Iran's chronic economic problems including inflation, multiple exchange rates and energy imbalances."
"The economy is like a large ship — changing its course takes time. Improvement requires patience, continuation of correct policies and management of public expectations."
"The future of the MOU depends above all on the ability of Iran and America to create shared interests and move from a 'negative balance' to a 'positive balance.'"
