Oh Mr. Crab....I know you HATE anything that challenges your world view. However, this is no conspiracy, just simple math and economics...follow the money, then you will find some "fun" (completely sarcastic here) facts.
As to your comments...I was speaking of central banks that control money flow into an economy (it's inflation rate etc), and charges interest to the government on every piece of currency provided. Also, keep in mind Iranian currency is still backed by oil and gold.
Although there is a central bank there, the government controls that bank, not the other way around. They pay no interest on money production, nor is in debt to the IMF.
As a matter of fact in 2002 the Iranian government created a separate organization to over see the extra production of currency to fight the sanctions placed on them. Which is actually around the time they started to be put in the media heavily and "demonized".
So since the IMF WTO g10 etc cannot screw with them, they do the next best thing...place sanctions, trade embargos, change currency values, and drop the price of crude oil (there currency is heavily based on crude). Attempting to destroy their economy and destroy their currency value which is working.
So yes big difference between yours and my monetary system and Iran's.
As for the debt issue....if you read very carefully you will see i said "almost" debt free. Nothing wrong with WANTED investments by a country.
I would say 800 dollars per capita vs 60,000 dollars per capita (America)or 140,000 per capita (UK)...800 dollars would be "almost" 0 debt.
The IMF is trying to bankrupt iran and then pull the usual trick used on countries previously out of their control, or destitute poor countries.
Broke??? No problem...here is a loan (ridiculous interest, impossible to meet the demands, especially on a country broke enough to be forced that route anyways)
Can't pay us back??? No problem...let us put one of our banks in control of your currency, we will keep you supplied of money, it will only cost you a small fee per piece of currency. We will back everything and your country shall become rich and prosperous
Just imagine being able to disrupt/change an entire nation by simply adding or subtracting 5 percent. You want true power, there you have it. Is it not a coincidence every major president or person or high ranking power warned against giving the banks that power? They learned from England where they fought to free themselves of.
Oh hell...I will keep rambling I am done. If you find it ok that a private for profit conglomeration has power to print your money, charge you for it, and control your country..then I suppose we will never agree on anything.