SCOUT· 55%9m·2026-05-12·News PoliticsHow Iran’s Internet Blackout Is Crippling Its Economy, and the Fight Over Fruit-Flavored Vapes
Plus, how everything became a subscription. Here’s what we’re covering: Mass Layoffs in Iran as Businesses Buckle Under Wartime Pressures (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/world/middleeast/iran-economy-layoffs.html) , by Leily Nikounazar Trump Proposes Suspending Federal Gas Tax Until Prices Fall…
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What people are saying
“Boy, the jews have really tricked our leadership into a massive disaster.”
“Remember America and Israel saying how they wanted to help liberate Iranians? What a joke.”
“Sounds like Iran has the same economy problems as the US 😂”
“Well, high gas prices are crippling the US economy. It's going to push us into a major resistrict so I wouldn't be too concerned about their lack of Internet. I'd be more concerned the fact that gasoline is now at $5 a gallon”
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