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Exclusive: Iran's school year opens as fees triple and enrolment falls

As Iran’s academic year begins, families face severe strain from doubling tuition fees, soaring stationery prices, war fears and a plunging currency.

  • Iran's school year begins amid tripled fees and declining enrollment
  • President Masoud Pezeshkian inaugurates Tehran girls' primary school
  • Tuition increases exceed 35% cap, with some students paying 175% more

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