How is Iran's economy coping during the war? With almost no real‑time economic data available, experts analyze what's happening on the ground by looking at energy access, oil exports, sanctions, cash transfers, and Iran's shifting relationships with China and the US. #iranwar #economy #oilprices #dwbusiness #dwdip Listen to full episodes of The Dip and subscribe to the podcast here: https://pod.link/1840373319 00:00 How the Iran war has strengthened the IRGC 00:26 Intro: Dip into this week's episode 01:19 Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Professor of economics at Virginia Tech 01:21 Why distribution matters more than supply during wartime 02:57 How does the oil price leap affect Iran’s economic revenues? 03:10 Iran’s control of Strait of Hormuz & consequences of US oil sanctions 05:11 Have US sanctions been an effective tool at all until the war? 07:11 Have Iran’s allies stepped in to deal with sanctions? 07:31 On China, Saudi Arabia and US control in the Persian Gulf 10:52 Why sanctions strengthened the IRGC instead of weakening it 12:47 How are Iranians doing amid the war? 14:48 Scan QR code here to Dip into full episode For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1
March 27, 2026