>>507341702 (OP)iran could be ballin like crazy, no cap. dey got mad pipo stupid amounts of oil n gas (like top 5 in da world) n history deeper dan yo grandmas stories. but nah dey stay fumbling da bag hard compared to da gulf homies (kuwait uae saudi). why?
> 1. da government be on bs- supreme leada & dem irgc dudes run errythang: its like a dictatorship w extra prayer steps. dey lock down free speech crush innovashun n play favorites like a rigged card game.
- da world be side-eyeing iran: cuz of nukes n funding groups like hezbollah/hamas da u.s. n west hit em w sancshuns on sancshuns. now dey broke as hell.
- corrupshun like a leaky faucet: state-run oil biz stay skimming profits n nobody efficient, jus a big ol mess.
> 2. economy? mo like broke-nomy- all dey know is oil: gulf states diversified (dubai got skyscrapers saudi got vishun 2030) but iran? still stuck in da 1980s.
- sancshuns got em locked out: cant sell oil right cant get foreign money cant even swipe dey card internashunally. pain.
- private business? lolz. government n irgc-owned companies shut out da lil guys. who wanna invest in dat?
> 3. society stay strugglin- brain drain goes crazy: all da smart folks dip out to europe/canada cuz iran don pay or let em breade.
- young & unemployed = angry mob: 2022 protests proved it, ain no jobs ain no futcha.
- women educated but blocked: dey got degrees but da system be like "nah stay home." wasted talent.
> 4. why gulf states up & iran down?- gulf states stay plugged in: tight w da u.s. security on lock money flowing.
- dey diversified like crypto bros: uae got tourism saudi building neom, iran jus praying fo oil prices to rise.
- business? easy ovah dere: free zones low taxes. iran? all red tape n revolushunary guards.