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Rapid Response 47
.@POTUS: "Iran is a failed country. They have no economy. They have 300% inflation. They have no money. They're not paying their troops. They're not paying anybody. We'll make a decision on Iran very soon."
Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47)
.@POTUS: "Iran is a failed country. They have no economy. They have 300% inflation. They have no money. They're not paying their troops. They're not paying anybody. We'll make a decision on Iran very soon."
Verdict: Not true.
Iran's Statistical Center puts September 2026 inflation at 89.8% year over year and the 12-month average at 73.6%. Even Steve Hanke's higher, currency-based estimate is about 143%. Neither is close to 300%.
- Period checked
- Statistical Center September 2026 release; Hanke estimate of 4 Oct 2026
- Data pulled
- Primary source
- https://iranwire.com/en/news/158322-irans-inflation-reaches-898-in-september-statistical-center/
- Iran Focus: Hanke estimates Iran's annual inflation at 143% (archived)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20261014183035/https://iranfocus.com/economy/59043-irans-annual-inflation-rate-at-143-in-stark-discrepancy-with-official-statistics/
- World Bank Macro Poverty Outlook: Iran (PDF)
- https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/65cf93926fdb3ea23b72f277fc249a72-0500042021/related/mpo-irn.pdf
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