As Further Sanctions Loom, Plunge in Currency’s Value Unsettles Iran
The New York Times
December 20, 2011
Quoted: Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, associate with the Belfer Center’s Dubai Initiative
Topic: Iran sanctions
“‘This is the most serious financial crisis they’ve faced, with multiple things coming to a head,’ said Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, a professor of economics at Virginia Tech and an authority on Iran’s economy. ‘I have the feeling that really nobody is in charge of economic policy, nobody who can quickly think on their feet.’”