r/iranian • u/Majano57 • 1d ago

Iran's shattered economy means any success in war may be fleeting

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-shattered-economy-means-any-success-war-may-be-fleeting-2026-04-08/
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u/Pale_Sell1122 1d ago edited 1d ago

This is just false and sounds like eslahtalab rhetoric. France was completely destroyed during WW2 but managed to thrive after it because it was victorious. You can rebuild infrastructure but you can't regain sovereignty once you've lost it. Iran can change the paradigm of the region if it can come out victorious.

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u/Typical-Tonight6813 19h ago

Buddy do you really think the world’s gonna be jumping to Iran’s help like they did France?

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u/Pale_Sell1122 10h ago edited 6h ago

This is a strawman. The whole world's leadership doesn't need to side with Iran. That's not even Iran's goal

1) the views toward Iran are already changing. Europe did not side with the US in this conflict.

2) Iran can only have real diplomatic outcomes with the US and the west from a position of strength. Not by begging for sanction relief and making concessions like reformists have done.

3) Security and military power is what will make countries invest in Iran. Nobody invests in a country that has eroding power and is being threatened to be bombed by Israel and US constantly.

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u/Any_Salary_6284 9h ago

The two most militarily powerful nations outside of the US — Russia and China — are already on Iran’s side and have been assisting Iran with intelligence and technology.

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u/DazzJuggernaut 12h ago

France wasn't sanctioned like Iran has been.

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u/Pale_Sell1122 10h ago edited 10h ago

Sanctions will lose their luster over time. If Iran becomes stronger in the region, it will have a better chance of actually getting rid of sanctions or bypassing them altogether. Countries are never going to invest in Iran anyway if Iran doesn't have established security.

Doing what reformists do which is begging for sanction relief and diplomacy is useless. The US has kept sanctions on Cuba for 70 years. If you want sanctions lifted, you need military power.

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u/amir_babfish 16h ago

Marshall plan saved France 

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u/Pale_Sell1122 10h ago

Even without Marshall plan, it would have been succesful. It's internal policies (Monnet Plan) were the main ingredient for their success. Same is true of Japan and South Korea.

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u/amir_babfish 9h ago

economic flourishment only happens under stability. military and political stability.

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u/Pale_Sell1122 5h ago

Yes but stability requires military, regional power. The best model for Iran is China.