Iranian families find it hard to buy basic things.

Shops have food, but many people cannot pay for it.

They also cannot pay for medicine.

Many people have no job.

People with jobs work longer hours.

Their money is worth half of what it was one year ago.

A taxi driver works 15 hours every day.

His name is Ahmad Karimi.

He is 52 years old.

He said his family does not eat fruit now.

They do not eat protein.

They have no time for fun.

The economy has problems.

US sanctions and a naval blockade cause these problems.

These measures make it hard for Iran to sell oil.

Experts do not think the pressure will make Iran change fast.

Iran has attacked oil-rich neighbors.

It has attacked US bases too.

It also stops ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Trump administration says it will add more sanctions.

But some experts say Iran can wait for a long time.

Iran knows sanctions well.

It uses informal trade networks.

Prices will go up almost 70% by the end of the year.

The economy will get smaller by more than 5%.

One mother of two children said buying basic things is the main job now.

She said saying no to her children is hard.

Gasoline is still cheap because of subsidies.

But there is not much of it.

An official said Iran may need to raise prices.

Higher prices caused protests before.

Many Iranians are angry.

But they have not joined violent protests.

One economist said they suffer.

But they do not think protests will help.

President Masoud Pezeshkian wants to end the war with talks.

But the Revolutionary Guard has more power.

It wants more from the talks.

The Guard thinks Iran can wait longer than its enemies.

The taxi driver said people cannot live like this.

They just try to live day to day.