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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour

Blackouts, hyperinflation, dissent: Iran considers perilous prospect of peace

A pro-government supporter carrying an Iranian national flag in southern Tehran, Iran.
A pro-government supporter carrying an Iranian national flag in southern Tehran, Iran. Photograph: Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Iran is already preparing for the perilous transition from wartime unity to a fractious peace marked by hyperinflation, a 10% contraction in the economy, power cuts and calls for a triumphalist government to end its unprecedented hunting down of dissent.

With peace not yet secured, the debates within the regime about Iran’s future are only just starting to emerge but its rulers are clearly thinking about how after surviving the war, they can survive the peace.

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