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Iranian families are finding it increasingly difficult to afford even the most basic necessities amid the intensifying economic warfare waged by the United States.

Iranian families are finding it increasingly difficult to afford even the most basic necessities amid the intensifying economic warfare waged by the United States.

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August 21st, 2026

Iranian families are finding it increasingly difficult to afford even the most basic necessities amid the intensifying economic warfare waged by the United States.

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Although the shelves of Tehran's grocery stores remain stocked with goods, a multitude of households have forfeited the wherewithal to procure even the most rudimentary necessities of daily life.

テヘランの食料品店の棚には商品が陳列されているものの多くの世帯は生活必需品さえも購入する余裕を失っている

The unemployment rate continues its precipitous ascent, and even should one secure employment, individuals are compelled to toil for protracted hours owing to a currency that commands merely half the purchasing power it did a year ago.

失業率は急騰を続けたとえ職を得られたとしても人々は一年前の半分の購買力しか持たない通貨のために長時間労働を強いられている

Foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, and every other commoditysave for gasoline, which enjoys the largesse of generously subsidized benefitshave become unattainable luxuries, utterly beyond the grasp of the populace.

食品医薬品その他あらゆる物品厚遇された補助金の恩恵を受けるガソリンを除いて—は、手の届かぬ高嶺の花となっている

"We have, in effect, relinquished a great deal," reflects Ahmad Karimi, a 52-year-old taxi driver and father of two, who toils for fifteen hours a day to eke out a living.

我々は実に多くのものを事実上断念している」と、52歳のタクシー運転手であり2人の子どもの父であるアフマド・カリミ氏は生計を立てるために1日15時間労働に従事していると述懐する

"We have pared away fruit, stripped protein from our diets, forsworn leisure, and kept working through the weekends."

果実を削り蛋白質を削り、余暇を放棄し週末も稼働し続けている。」

Since the outbreak of the US-Israel war, which has now persisted for nearly six months, the Iranian economy has been beleaguered by the crushing weight of sanctions and a naval blockade, sustaining catastrophic damage.

約半年に及ぶ米以戦争勃発以来イラン経済制裁海上封鎖重圧苛まれ壊滅的な打撃被っている

Even the export of oilits most valuable commodityhas been rendered an endeavor of formidable difficulty for the nation.

同国はその最も価値ある輸出品目である石油輸出さえも極めて困難な事業と化している

Whether the intensification of this economic pressure will, in the foreseeable future, precipitate Iranian concessions on the military and political fronts remains an open question, though a contingent of experts harbors pronounced skepticism.

Whether the intensification of this economic pressure will, in the foreseeable future, precipitate Iranian concessions on the military and political fronts remains an open question, though a contingent of experts harbors pronounced skepticism.

Since the outbreak of hostilities, Iran has systematically targeted oil-producing states and American military installations across the region, while simultaneously disrupting maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuzits paramount strategic asset.

Since the outbreak of hostilities, Iran has systematically targeted oil-producing states and American military installations across the region, while simultaneously disrupting maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuzits paramount strategic asset.

Iran is scheming to leverage this retaliatory pressurewhich is inflating global energy pricesas a fulcrum to bring the war to a conclusion on the most favorable terms attainable.

イランはこの報復的圧力世界的なエネルギー価格を押し上げているを梃子に可能な限り有利な条件で戦争を終結させようと画策している

While demanding sanctions relief, it is simultaneously plotting to secure sufficient command of the strait to compel payment from transit vessels conveying energy and other commodities.

制裁緩和を要求する一方でエネルギーやその他の商品を輸送する通過船舶に対して支払いを強いるべく海峡の十分な制海権を獲得しようと目論んでいる

In the conflict ignited with the ostensible aim of curbing Iran's nuclear program, the Trump administration, embroiled in a contest for control of the waterway, has now pledged to impose yet more draconian sanctions in a bid to bring the Islamic Republic to its knees.

イラン核開発計画の抑制を目的として勃発した紛争において水路をめぐる角逐を展開するトランプ政権は現在イスラム共和国を屈服させるべくより苛烈な制裁を課すことを確約している。

Nevertheless, experts contend that President Trump may be gravely underestimating Iran's capacity for endurance.

しかしながら専門家らはトランプ米大統領がイランの持久力を過小評価している可能性を指摘している。

Iran has been subjected to Western sanctions for decades, demonstrating a formidable proficiency in circumventing them.

イランは長年にわたり西側諸国の制裁に晒され続けその回避術において驚異的な熟達を示してきた

It has simultaneously bolstered its domestic production capacity, leveraged irregular cross-border trading networks to procure contraband via third countries, and, moreover, employed highly clandestine transport methodsdubbed the 'shadow fleet'to export its oil.

国内の生産能力を拡充するとともに非正規の越境交易ネットワークを駆使し第三国を経由して禁制品を調達しさらに影の船団と称される秘匿性の高い輸送手段を駆使して石油を搬出してきたのである

"Iran's resilience not only forestalls the collapse of the regime but also thwarts the transformation of the economic hardship envisaged by the United States into political pressure or systemic change," observed Hadi Kahalzadeh, an Iran economic specialist at Brandeis University.

イランの抵抗力は単に体制の崩壊を未然に防ぐというにとどまらず米国が想定する経済的困窮が政治的圧力や体制変革へと転化することをも阻害している」と、ブランダイス大学のイラン経済専門家であるハディ・カハルザデ氏は指摘した

In Tehran's Grand Bazaar, the throng of shoppers perpetually seeking more affordable essential commodities far outnumbers those patronizing foodstuff vendors where rice has surged by 60% and beef by a staggering 150% relative to pre-war levels, resulting in an incessant and overwhelming congestion.

テヘランの大バザールにおいては戦前と比して米が60%牛肉が150%もの高騰を来たした食料品店よりもより手頃な価格帯の必需物資を求める買い物客たちで、常時夥しいほどの混雑を見せている

A mother of two from northern Iran, having purchased milk, eggs, toilet paper, and a few other sundries this week, refrained from laying a finger on any meat.

イラン北部出身の二人の子を持つ母親は今週牛乳、卵、トイレットペーパー、その他数点を購入した後肉類には一切手を付けなかった

She lamented that the expenditure had amounted to 89 million rials (approximately $65), and posted a photograph of the haul on X.

その出費が8900万リアル(約65ドル)に達したと不満を漏らしXに写真を投稿した

"The procurement of basic necessities has ascended to the status of a paramount priority, the shopping basket has been diminished, and its contents have been compelled to undergo a transformation into something markedly more restricted," confessed a 41-year-old woman, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal.

基本的な必需品の調達が最優先事項へと昇格し買い物かごは縮小されその内容も限定的なものへと変容を余儀なくされた」と、41歳の女性は報復を恐れ匿名を条件に告白した

"The mental burden and psychological duress are matters of an entirely different dimension.

精神的負担と心理的圧迫はまた別次元の話です

Every moment I am compelled to utter 'no' to my child, every time I am forced to deliberate and vacillate over the educational programs I wish to provide or the items I genuinely long to purchase, I find myself utterly and completely drained, both physically and psychologically."

子どもに『駄目』と言わざるを得ない瞬間のたびに子どもに受けさせたい教育プログラムや真に購入を望む物品について選択を迫られ、逡巡を繰り返すたびに、私は心身ともに疲弊し尽くしてしまうのです。」

According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), by year's end Iran's inflation rate is projected to have surged by approximately 70%, while the nation's economyalready enervated by a decade of sanctions predating the outbreak of hostilitiesis expected to contract by more than 5%.

国際通貨基金(IMF)の見解によれば年末までにイランのインフレ率は約70%の上昇を記録し戦争勃発以前から10年にわたる制裁措置によって疲弊した同国経済は5%以上の縮小を余儀なくされると予測されている

Although gasoline prices remain subdued thanks to government subsidies, as supply constraints intensify, the specter has emerged that even this measure may prove untenable in perpetuity.

政府による補助金の恩恵によりガソリン価格は依然として低水準に維持されているものの供給逼迫が深刻化するにつれこの措置ですら永久に持続し得ない可能性が浮上している

The presidential aide declared last week on Iranian state television that the nation is currently consuming gasoline in excess of its daily output, and that the exigency of price hikes may well arise.

大統領補佐官は先週イラン国営テレビにおいて同国が現在日々の生産量を上回る量のガソリンを消費しており価格引き上げの必要性が生じるかもしれないと明言した

Historically, such measures have precipitated widespread popular unrest.

過去においてはこのような措置が広範な民衆の抗議運動を惹起した経緯がある

The clerical oligarchy at the helm of Iran's theocratic apparatus had long been plagued by the pernicious malaise of economic disaffection, well before the United States and Israel commenced hostilities on February 28.

イランの神権政治体制の指導者層は米国とイスラエルが2月28日に敵対行為を開始する以前から、経済的不満という根深い病弊に苛まれていた

At the outset of the year, nationwide protests spread with the ferocity of a wildfire, yet they were violently suppressed, with an estimated several thousand lives extinguished and tens of thousands detained.

年初には全国規模の抗議運動が燎原の火の如く拡大したがそれは暴力的に弾圧され数千人の命が奪われ数万人が拘束されたと推測されている

Hassan Golmoradi, a Tehran-based economist, observed that many Iranians have come to direct at least a modicum of their economic disaffection toward the nations behind the sanctions and strikes that have devastated factories and critical infrastructure, exacting a toll of dozens of civilian lives.

テヘランを拠点とする経済学者ハサン・ゴルモラディ氏は、多くのイラン人が工場や重要インフラを破壊し数十人の民間人を犠牲にした制裁と攻撃の背後にある諸国に対して経済的欲求不満の少なくとも一端を向けるようになったと指摘した

"Notwithstanding the adversities and tribulations, they have evinced a considerable fortitude in withstanding the resultant economic pressures," remarked Gholmoradi.

困難や苦難にもかかわらず彼らは結果として生じた経済的圧力に耐えるかなりの忍耐力を示してきた」とゴルモラディ氏は語った

The Iranian authorities have unequivocally declared that participation in anti-government protests constitutes high treason, for which the penalty of death may be imposed.

イラン当局は反政府抗議運動への参加を反逆罪と断じその刑として死刑が科され得ると明言している

"While they are undeniably in dire straits, they harbour not the faintest conviction that by participating in violent protests they could ameliorate their own or their families' circumstances," declared Professor Mohammad Farzanegan, who specialises in Middle Eastern economics at the University of Marburg in Germany.

彼らは確かに苦境にあるものの暴力的な抗議行動に加担することで自己あるいは家族の境遇を改善し得るという確信は微塵も抱いていない」と、ドイツのマールブルク大学で中東経済学を専門とする教授モハマド・ファルザネガン氏は言明した

On Wednesday, Trump asserted on social media that he would execute "the most devastating economic operation ever carried out against another nation" against Iran.

水曜日トランプ氏はソーシャルメディア上でイランに対してこれまでに他国に対して行われた中で最も破壊的な経済作戦を遂行すると断言した

Furthermore, he did not hesitate to threaten the imposition of secondary sanctions on any countries or enterprises that persist in conducting transactions with Iran.

さらにイランとの取引を継続する国家や企業に対し二次制裁を科すとの威嚇も辞さなかった

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), which for years had enabled Iran to circumvent sanctions and receive goods from other nations, announced this week that it would cease all trade with Tehran.

アラブ首長国連邦(UAE)は、長年にわたりイランが制裁を回避し他国から商品を受領することを可能にしてきたが、今週テヘランとの全貿易を停止するとの声明を発表した

The day prior to the announcement, Mr. Trump had placed a telephone call to the UAE's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

トランプ氏は発表の前日UAEのムハンマド・ビン・ザーイド・アール・ナヒヤーン首長電話をかけていた

In the throes of economic destitution, the administration that came into being with the election of Masoud Pezeshkian as Iran's president has declared its endorsement of bringing the war to a close through diplomatic negotiation.

経済的困窮の只中にあってイランのマスード・ペゼシュキアン大統領の選出によって成立した政権は交渉を通じた戦争終結を支持する旨を表明している

"What we are concerned about is the livelihood of our people and the economic situation, and we are taking every conceivable measure to rectify it," he told reporters last week.

我々が憂慮しているのは国民の生活と経済情勢でありその是正に向けて可能な限りのあらゆる措置を講じている」と、先週記者団に対して述べた

Yet the most formidable force in Iran is the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a paramilitary organization whose influence has only swelled further after weathering the aerial bombardments by the United States and Israelstrikes that, in the early phase of the war, claimed the life of Iran's supreme leader.

しかしイランにおいて最も強大な勢力を誇るのは準軍事組織たる革命防衛隊であり戦争初期の攻撃によってイランの最高指導者を殺害した米国とイスラエルによる空爆を耐え忍んだ後その影響力を一層増大させている

The Revolutionary Guard is now demanding far more substantial concessions from Washington, encompassing such matters as hegemony over the Strait of Hormuz and economic reparations for the war.

革命防衛隊はホルムズ海峡における覇権戦争に対する経済的補償といった米国からのより大幅な譲歩を要求している。

As negotiations aimed at terminating the conflict remain deadlocked, Iran's hardliners are convinced that they can outlast their adversaries in enduring the economic strains attendant upon the hostilities.

戦争終結を目的とした交渉が膠着状態に陥る中イランの強硬派は敵対勢力よりも長期間にわたって紛争に伴う経済的圧力に耐え抜くことが可能であるとの確信を抱いている

Last month, Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, installed a former commander of the Revolutionary Guards as chairman of the powerful council that serves as the supreme decision-making body on national security.

イランの最高指導者アヤトラ・モジュタバ・ハメネイ師先月革命防衛隊の元司令官を、国家安全保障に関する最高意思決定機関である強力な評議会議長据えた

This appointment has been widely interpreted as an unequivocal commitment to the hardline trajectory within the establishment.

この人事は、体制内の強硬派路線への明確なコミットメント示すものとして広く解釈されている。

According to official statistics, Iran's unemployment rate stands at 9.1%, yet state-run media report that the actual figure is highly likely to far surpass this level.

公式統計によればイランの失業率は9.1%とされるが、国営メディアは実勢値がその水準をはるかに凌駕する可能性が高いと報じている

A labor ministry official asserted last week that over one million jobs had been lost by late May, a mere three months after the outbreak of hostilities.

労働省の当局者は先週開戦から僅か3ヶ月後の5月下旬までに100万人超の雇用が喪失されたと明言した

As a testament to the Iranian leadership's palpable apprehension regarding public sentiment, the government has conspicuously relaxed its enforcement of the mandatory hijab statutea social liberty long championed by the populace over the years.

As a testament to the Iranian leadership's palpable apprehension regarding public sentiment, the government has conspicuously relaxed its enforcement of the mandatory hijab statutea social liberty long championed by the populace over the years.

Nevertheless, a considerable segment of the Iranian populace in recent years has directed its focus toward the manner in which their way of life has been profoundly impeded by economic constraints.

しかしながら近年におけるイラン人の多くは自らの生活様式が経済的制約によって著しく阻害されているという点に焦点を当てている

Karimi, a taxi driver by profession, reflected that the Iranian leadership would inevitably be compelled to take swift measures to alleviate the economic strain felt by the populace, himself included.

カリミ氏はタクシー運転手として、イラン指導部が、自身を含む国民が実感している経済的圧迫を緩和せんがため、速やかに何らかの措置を講じざるを得なくなるであろうと述懐した。

"It is inconceivable that people can sustain this way of life indefinitely," he mused.

人々はこのままの生活様式を永続させることは不可能であろう」と彼は述懐した

"We are merely drawing breath, striving to survive, and barely eking out one day at a time."

我々はただ呼吸を続け生存を図り一日一日を辛うじて繋いでいるに過ぎないのだ。」

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