Significance
Indirect negotiations with the United States over a mutual return to the 2015 nuclear deal are facing delays while the transition team of President-elect Ibrahim Raisi moves into place. Meanwhile, questions are mounting over the likely impact on foreign investment, even if most sanctions are lifted.
Impacts
The government will prioritise efforts to invite investment in sectors where it has inadequate access to technology.
The government's reported use of frozen assets as central bank borrowing collateral would limit the fiscal impact of their release.
If it remains unblocked, the Clubhouse app could increase popular involvement in economic debate.
New Findings on the Fiscal Impact of Immigration in the United States
