Politicians Warn About Rising Poverty In Iran, Affecting Tens Of Millions

A poor man in Iran collecting items from garbage bins to make a living. Undated
A poor man in Iran collecting items from garbage bins to make a living. Undated

Gholam Ali Jafarzadeh Imanabadi, an ex-lawmaker says radicalism has destroyed the ideals of Iran's 1979 revolution, hurting the economy and causing poverty.