Fortress Iran: The Anatomy of a Shock-Proof Economy
Introduction: The Adaptive System and the “Vaccination” of a Sanctioned StateContrary to prevailing forecasts of imminent collapse, the objective reality of the Iranian economy in 2026 reveals a deeply decentralized resilience and a sophisticated capacity for protracted conflict management. Tempered by five decades of systemic crises—from the eight-year war of the 1980s to unprecedented modern…