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TEL AVIV — Iran’s leadership has been influenced by the deteriorating economy, a report said.

The Alliance Center for Iranian Studies asserted that the Iranian leadership approved a nuclear pact with P5+1 in November 2013 because of mounting concern of an economic collapse.

In a report, the center said the mullah regime in Teheran has concealed the extent of Iran’s economic woes amid international sanctions.

“New evidence suggests that by the spring of 2013, concerns of an imminent economic collapse may have been a key factor in the Iranian leadership’s decision to open negotiations on its nuclear program,” the report, titled “Iran’s Economy On The Verge Of Collapse?” said.

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