Students and academics, including top professors, are looking for opportunities abroad - and it is affecting Iran's home-based talent pool.
During the past four years, emigration has risen threefold.
According to an official report, about 150,000 people a year are leaving.
More than 100,000 of those emigrating annually have university degrees including PhDs.
Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar reports from the Iranian capital, Tehran.Poverty, unemployment and sanctions fuel Iran’s brain drain
March 2, 2022 | Al Jazeera English
