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Iranian families struggle to afford basic living costs, as the US intensifies its economic war.

Iranian families struggle to afford basic living costs, as the US intensifies its economic war.

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August 21st, 2026

Iranian families struggle to afford basic living costs, as the US intensifies its economic war.

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There is enough food in Tehran's grocery stores, but many families cannot afford basic things.

德黑蘭的雜貨店裡足夠的食物許多家庭買不起基本的東西

Unemployment is rising fast. People with jobs work longer hours. But their income is worth only half of what it was a year ago.

失業率上升得很快有工作的人工作時間更長他們的收入只值一年前的一半

Karimi, a 52-year-old taxi driver, works 15 hours every day.

52歲的計程車司機卡里米每天工作15小時

He says they do not buy fruit or protein, and they even work on weekends.

他們不買水果,不買蛋白質週末也在工作

The war between Iran, the US, and Israel has lasted for almost six months.

伊朗美國以色列的戰爭已經進行了將近六個月

Sanctions and the naval blockade have badly hurt the economy, and oil exports have become very difficult.

制裁海軍封鎖嚴重傷害了經濟石油出口變得非常困難

Iran has attacked neighboring countries and US bases, and this has disrupted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

伊朗攻擊鄰國美國基地擾亂了霍爾木茲海峽的航運

They want to use pressure from revenge to get the sanctions lifted.

他們報復的壓力來換取制裁的解除

The Trump administration has promised tougher sanctions, but experts doubt Iran can be quickly crushed.

川普政府承諾實施更嚴厲的制裁專家懷疑伊朗是否能被快速壓垮

Iran has partly avoided sanctions for years. It increased domestic production and used informal trade networks and shadow fleets.

伊朗多年來已經部分避開制裁增加國內生產並使用非正式貿易網絡影子船隊

Brandeis University expert Kahlarzadeh says Iran's ability to resist keeps economic pain from turning into political pressure.

布蘭迪斯大學專家卡哈爾扎德伊朗的抵抗能力防止經濟痛苦變成政治壓力

The International Monetary Fund predicts Iran's inflation will rise to nearly 70% by the end of this year. The economy is expected to shrink by more than 5%.

國際貨幣基金組織預測伊朗的通膨率今年底會上升接近70%經濟預計會萎縮超過5%

Within three months of the war starting, over one million jobs disappeared.

戰爭開始三個月內已經有超過100萬個工作崗位消失

Iran's president, Pezeshkian, said he prefers to end the war through talks. But the Revolutionary Guard is pushing for bigger concessions.

伊朗總統佩澤什基安表示傾向用談判結束戰爭革命衛隊施壓要求更大的讓步

The supreme leader, Khamenei, appointed a former Revolutionary Guard commander to lead the National Security Council. This shows he supports a hard line.

最高領袖哈梅內伊任命前革命衛隊指揮官領導國家安全委員會這顯示贊成強硬路線

Taxi driver Karimi said people cannot keep living like this. They are just breathing, surviving, and trying to get through each day.

計程車司機卡里米人們無法繼續這樣生活他們只是在呼吸在生存努力度過一天又一天

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