Food inflation hammers households in war-hit Iran
Key takeaways
- Iranians are faced with skyrocketing food prices as inflation soars and currency plunges amid a US-enforced naval blockade.
- “It is natural that there are difficulties and problems in this path, but through people’s cooperation and reliance on national cohesion, problems can be solved,” he was quoted as saying by state media.
- Although not matched, both figures indicate a considerably accelerating pace for general inflation, which has been among the highest in the world over recent years, and is continuously making Iranians poorer.
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Iranians are faced with skyrocketing food prices as inflation soars and currency plunges amid a US-enforced naval blockade.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo People shop for fresh produce at a market in Tehran, Iran [File: Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]By Maziar Motamedi Published On 10 May 202610 May 2026Tehran, Iran – Skyrocketing inflation is jeopardising food security among households in conflict-hit Iran, new figures show, as diplomatic efforts to end the war launched by the United States and Israel intensify.
“The people must realistically understand the conditions and restrictions of the country,” President Masoud Pezeshkian told a group of officials who gathered on Sunday to discuss rebuilding structures damaged or destroyed in US and Israeli attacks.