{
  "id": 2419817,
  "title": "'The people can't live like this': Iranian families struggle to afford the basics as U.S. ratchets up economic warfare",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/the-people-cant-live-like-this-iranian-families-struggle-to-afford",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T18:34:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/iran/2026-08-21/ty-article-magazine/iranian-families-struggle-to-afford-basics-as-u-s-ratchets-up-economic-warfare/000001a0-24b2-dc38-a7f1-3fbfe1980000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nearly six months into the war, sanctions and a naval blockade are squeezing Iran's economy. 'We have virtually given up on many things,' said a Tehran taxi driver. 'We're simply breathing, surviving and trying to make it from one day to the next'",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}