Population (2020): 83,992,949 (+1.30% vs 2019) GDP per Capita: $7,555 (+8.23% vs 2019) Debt to GDP: 42.77% (-4.9% vs 2019) Iran will miss out on the brimming opportunities for middle eastern renewables over the coming decades, if it cannot be disentangled from ongoing political feuds. Despite a huge potential for solar power – particularly in the country’s south – a deteriorating economic situation could thwart any attempts for a rapid transition away from its oil obsession. Having built its global status as a petrostate since the start of the 20th century, and built an economy that is hugely dependent on exports to the rest of the world, an ongoing surge of sanctions has continued to plague Iran with economic uncertainty…