Iran: Section 1 - Data

摘要

1. Politicians aligned with President Hassan Rouhani fare well in 2016 parliamentary elections; Rouhani re-elected to another term in 2017 presidential election2. World powers struck a milestone agreement with Iran on July 14, 2015, curbing the country's nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from international sanctions; less than three years later, on May 8, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the American withdrawal from the agreement, re-imposing sanctions and other restrictions3. The IMF expects the economy to grow by an average annual rate of 4.2 percent through 2023; over the same period, inflation will average 11.1 percent annually4. Uncertainty regarding status of nuclear deal throws expected end of arms embargo, planned for October 2020, into question.