Ah, this is why.  But there’s also the reason that it is associated with organized crime (and disorganized!).  And corruption.  “Iran uses crypto mining to lessen impact of sanctions, study finds,” Jerusalem Post, Reuters, May 21, 2021.

“In tactical shift, Iran grows new, loyal elite from among Iraqi militias,” John Davison and Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters, May 21, 2021.

“Iran uses crypto mining to lessen impact of sanctions, study finds,” Reuters, May 21, 2021.

“How Iran’s latest drones tested Israel’s Iron Dome defence system,” Thomas Nathan, The Nation, May 21, 2021.

Both thrown from a second floor and torture continued afterward.  RIP Ahad Yektavatan and Amir Rezaei.   “Two Inmates Tortured to Death in NW Iran,” Poorang Novak, Iran News Update, May 21, 2021.

“Iran’s Khamenei calls on other nations to provide ‘military’ or ‘financial’ support to Gaza Strip,” Tal Axelrod, The Hill, May 21, 2021.