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    Doyle McManus: Iran's behavior isn't as mysterious as it looks

    by Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times Jun 19, 2019 3 minutes

    WASHINGTON - What's Iran up to? It's not as mysterious as it looks.

    The Tehran government has been pummeled by the Trump administration's economic sanctions, with greater impact than almost anyone expected. Oil exports, the country's main source of income, have plummeted by an estimated 80%. The International Monetary Fund forecasts that Iran's economy will shrink 6% this year, with inflation over 30%.

    Those numbers spell an economy in crisis - and a potential threat to the stability of the regime.

    It's an asymmetrical struggle;

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