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Iran Essential Prices Surge
Prices for food, medicine, cars and other goods are surging in Iran amid the ongoing war with the United States and Israel. The national currency hit a record low, jobs are disappearing, and global energy markets are disrupted by the conflict. Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei urged resilience in economic struggles.
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Prices are surging in Iran for food, medicine, cars, electrical devices and petrochemical products as of the first day of the working week. Vendors in Iran are gouging prices amid lowered or halted supplies, with some shops in Tehran refusing to sell products. A 256GB iPhone 17 Pro Max, priced at $1,200 in the US by Apple, was offered at close to 5 billion rials ($2,750) by some shops in Tehran.
A Peugeot 206 costs 30 billion rials ($16,500) in Iran, while imported cars are being sold at prices equalling more than five times those on markets in the United Arab Emirates. State television reported daily price increases in the car market on Friday. 84 million against the US dollar in the open market in Tehran.
Iran's economy is strained by local mismanagement, bombardment of infrastructure, US sanctions, a naval blockade and a near-total internet shutdown imposed by authorities in Tehran. The internet shutdown in Tehran has been in effect for 64 days. Iran has a population of more than 90 million people.
The monthly minimum wage in Iran is currently less than 170 million rials ($92), after the Iranian government raised the minimum wage by about 60 percent for the current Persian calendar year that started on March 21. The Iranian government offers subsidies for food and essentials worth just less than $10 per month per person.
Most major companies in Iran, from technology firms in Tehran to steel producers in Isfahan, have laid off employees.
He added that the theocratic and military establishment must 'disappoint and defeat enemies' in an economic and cultural struggle. Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei stated that businesses must refrain from firing workers as much as possible. Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen or heard from personally since becoming supreme leader after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on the first day of the war.
-Israel joint war against Iran has shaken global energy markets. -Israel joint war against Iran, restricting the flow of oil and natural gas worldwide. Iran is the fourth-leading oil producer, according to Michael Klare.
