[kkfx]

IMVHO for the sixth question you can target:

- Russia, friendly to Iran being ally, being a continental power have resources to survive almost any crisis, a thing EU (witch I'm from and I live) have not, so it might be easy to you target a large Russian city for a first immigration, spending FAR LESS than going in the west. From there you might decide something in few years, having learnt "emigration" and another social and work life, might seems nothing in the modern world, but count much;

- for EU France would probably be a better option because even if Germany-Iran ties are more developed Germany is en root to a DEEP disaster, France is also but far less and it's still the seventh world superpower + it still have a bit of social system;

- for north America perhaps Canada might be an option, it's IMO less bureaucratic than USA and less on the verge of a social collapse as well.

for 4) well... COBOL is still demanded and probably that means it will pay well for some years but it's really deprecated so if you know it already well, it might be a way to try a not super-popular path (and so with a big offer, not only a big demand) to maximize chances of finding interesting position instead of being just one in a million of others. Otherwise I'll honestly do not suggest it.

In any way the biggest issue IMO is how to get a job BEFORE emigration because the big deal is that you came from a cheaper country so the destination will be very expensive for some time, you need big savings on your side to jump the boat without too much risks.

[throw-ru-938]

Being Russian, I really wouldn't recommend moving to Russia.

Yes, if you're a foreigner you won't be conscripted, but the economy has been severely destabilized. We might actually be in for 1990's scale social upheaval, which you do NOT want to be a part of. Quality of life is probably going to tank because everything used to be imported, and now prices are rising. You'll still experience the banking sanctions and no access to freelancing. Nobody really speaks any foreign languages, not even English (St Petersburg being the only exception).

You could also want to consider the opportunity cost, because years spent in Russia are years you won't be able to invest into getting a citizenship somewhere respectable.

On the plus side, IT salaries are rising. I'm not sure see if this rise will actually be worth staying in Russia, if it will even keep pace with inflation, and if an Iranian dev would be able to get hired (because, of course, the working language everywhere is Russian).

[kkfx]

The EU is not in better shape: united with Russian Fed. in the EAEU we can be a stable partnership of the world top tech/industry power assembly (the EU) and the top natural resource repository with vast spaces, both needing each others, both without better alternative (since China, Turkey and India might be kind-of allied now but are definitively no friend of Russia), divided we will be both destroyed: Russian side fagocitated by China, EU side left straining by NATO policies.

In EU we are on the brink of a civil war, I suspect the USA and UK and Canada are in a similar situation, so not different than Russian Fed. BUT they have natural resources so while they surely suffer and going to suffer more they still get heat/cooling/food etc we probably not. POTENTIALLY Canada and USA can, they have big natural resources, BUT their private-centered development and very limited social State I doubt even their poor Citizens get anything but breadcrumbs...

All the world is in a similar situation and all the world heading to a far deeper crisis, we can't avoid that. Some will suffer more than others. IMVHO Iran will suffer much because it lack water for anything (food, hydro, even to drink) and energy alone does not suffice + the extreme heat will be more and more unlivable. EU will suffer much because if we do not rise against NATO VERY quickly with an unsound united front who put in jail for life the actual ruling class leaving zero chances of sabotage (veeeeery unlikely to a point of being utopia) we will simply be destroyed NATO need that to left Russia fable and "pivot to Asia" against China. Since the actual "Great Reset" is so hazardous that WWII seems to be just a small trip compared they probably lost their gambling or still end up in so dire condition to be in an equivalent situation for 99% of the people. China with it's enormous population will suffer much since they can't already source enough food, ... Russia probably will suffer in certain areas, but certain others (like for instance Tver Oblast, northern but not too northern Urals etc) will probably suffer less and anyway due to the size of the country something will always pops up...

At least, that's the choice/reasoning i would do if i were from Iran living there right now. Just think how complex would be emigrate to an unfriendly country: how can you obtain a visa from Iran? With an allied country is far easier.