Are falling oil prices pushing Iran to make risky economic choices?
Iran may bring back a controversial policy of selling military exemptions to help fill government coffers emptied by lower oil prices and nuclear sanctions./ Iranian officials are adamant that the precipitous drop in global oil prices that has slashed domestic spending across the oil-producing world will not bring the country to its knees. But the latest state budget reintroduces a controversial program to sell exemptions from mandatory military service – an indication of just how hard the oil-dependent economy has been hit by falling ...
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