“This year’s budget process was markedly different from previous years,” President Pezeshkian said, citing the nation’s worst drought in half a century, a sharp decline in global oil prices, increased sanctions, and economic pressures…

“This year’s budget process was markedly different from previous years,” President Pezeshkian said, citing the nation’s worst drought in half a century, a sharp decline in global oil prices, increased sanctions, and economic pressures…