For the people of Iran, especially the youth, this is an issue of destiny. The voting age, male and female, is 15. Iran's condition today is dismal in every respect. Since 1979, the population has grown from 35 million to 65 million. The economy hasn't grown near enough to provide the jobs and opportunities of a normal existence.
Unemployment is high, and so are prices.
Young people hoping to marry face a housing shortage. Despite a recent revival of oil prices, the economy is a shambles. Current difficulties cry out for diversification to create jobs - and for foreign investment to create that diversification and those jobs. But the state channels scarce resources to oil and gas production. Energy is the largest hard-currency export but is not labor intensive.