# Economic hardship drives some Iranians to consider selling kidneys and blood

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/iranians-resort-to-selling-organs-such-as-livers-or-testicles-as-country-is-crippled-by-economic-crisis-with-flyers-lining-entire-street/
- Published: 2026-11-11T14:30:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T14:48:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16284267/Iranians-selling-organs-livers-testicles-economic-crisis.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Middle East, World

## Key points

- Tehran flyers advertise payments for blood and organs.
- Kidney offers reportedly reach 40 billion rials.
- Debt and living costs are driving people to consider selling organs.

## Summary

Reports from Tehran describe flyers advertising payments for blood and organs as economic hardship pushes some Iranians to consider selling body parts. The accounts highlight how debt and rising living costs are leading people to weigh serious personal decisions to meet basic expenses.

The article says kidney sellers may be offered 30 billion to 40 billion rials (£11,850 to £15,800), while rarer blood types can reportedly fetch up to 50 billion rials (£19,755). One delivery rider said he hoped to earn 35 billion rials to clear debts. The article also cites estimates that around eight million people live in absolute poverty and up to 50 million struggle to afford food; Iran permits paid kidney exchanges under a regulated system.

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