"Industrialization creates power," Iranian President Raisi said this week, reiterating Iran's strategy to be a substantial economic and industrial power. This strategy was formulated by the Iranian leader Khamenei, and it permeates within the leadership, and is reflected in Raisi's remarks this week. The Iranian president announced the preparation of a comprehensive document regarding Iranian industry, at Khamenei's command.
In his speech on Iranian Industry Day, to the heads of industry, Raisi said that 12 years had passed since the leader put the economy at the top of his priorities, and six years since ordered to increase the power of Iranian industry.
Has Iran's economic power really grown since then, beyond being an energy power? This question is a very vital research question, between countries of conflict, and in this case, just as Iran draws inspiration from industrialized Israel, so Israel must probably be alert, and find a clear answer to the question. A perusal of the Israeli press supports the impression that Iran was already set to collapse economically, and it is a clear miracle.
Iran has experienced a crisis from 2018 to the beginning of the decade, mainly following US sanctions. Now that the changes in the international arena, and Russia's reliance on it, and ahead of the signing of the nuclear deal, the scale of the economic crisis in Iran may have shrunk.