An Iranian man shops in a local market as protests erupt over the collapse of the currency's value in Tehran, Iran, January 5, 2026. Credit: Majid Asgaripour/REUTERSNearly six months into the war, sanctions and a naval blockade are squeezing Iran's economy. 'We have virtually given up on many things,' said a Tehran taxi driver. 'We're simply breathing, surviving and trying to make it from one day to the next'Tehran's grocery stores are well-stocked, but many families can barely afford the basics. Unemployment is soaring and those with jobs are working more hours for money worth half as much as a year ago, putting food, medicine and everything else – except for heavily subsidized gasoline – further out of reach.In the NewsIranian Families Struggle to Afford Basics as U.S. Ratchets Up Economic WarfareEight Muslim, Arab Countries Condemn Israel's E1 Settlement Plan in West BankNetanyahu Petitions Likud to Oust Airport Union Chief From Party Over 'Sabotage'Israeli Artem Dolgopyat Takes Gold in 2026 European Gymnastics ChampionshipsAustralia, Belgium Join Condemnation of Israel's E1 West Bank Settlement PlansRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIShe's the Superstar of the Israeli Left, and She Wants PowerIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsIsrael Police Say Missing Israeli Mother and Daughter Found in ArgentinaReality Check: As the Election Nears, Haaretz Debunks Israeli Politicians' Biggest LiesSo Will It Be a Problem if Miriam Adelson Flies to Israel to Vote?
Iranian families struggle to afford basics as U.S. ratchets up economic warfare
Nearly six months into the war, sanctions and a naval blockade are squeezing Iran's economy. 'We have virtually given up on many things,' said a Tehran taxi driver. 'We're simply breathing, surviving and trying to make it from one day to the next'
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