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Odd Lots: How the Iranian Economy Works for Startups
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Since Iran's 1979 revolution, the country's economy has developed into interconnected networks of political and religious factions that business owners and startups must navigate. New York Times Iran correspondent Yeganeh Torbati and Iran International's head of Digital Bozorgmehr Sharafedin discussed how the Iranian economy functions on Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast with hosts Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal.
