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class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          News<\/p>\n<p>                          World<\/p>\n<p>                          Iran<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Exclusive: US naval blockade is paralysing daily life, Iranians tell Euronews<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/49\/65\/1536x864_cmsv2_a0651928-5d4e-5c40-8c0b-47f7f5eaccd2-9894965.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"A billboard on a street in Tehran\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Billboard on a street in Tehran<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspBabak Kamiar&amp;nbsp&amp;&amp;nbsp<b>Euronews Persian<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1788177674\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-08-31 14:01:14 +02:00\">31\/08\/2026 &#8211; 14:01 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup-overlay js-c-article-share-comment-popup-overlay u-display-none\">\n<div id=\"js-c-article-share-comment-popup\" class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup js-c-article-share-comment-popup\">\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup__header u-display-flex\"><span>Share<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" 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loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"whatsapp\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Whatsapp<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"whatsapp\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        A Euronews Farsi exclusive shows how a reinstated US naval blockade is paralysing Iran\u2019s trade, driving 70% inflation and pushing families into survival mode. From stranded cargo to empty tables, Iranian citizens speak out on the worsening humanitarian crisis.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>Nearly six months after military conflicts broke out involving the United States, Israel, and the Islamic Republic, a reinstated US naval blockade off Iran&#8217;s southern coast has brought the nation\u2019s primary commercial lifelines to a virtual halt.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following a brief one-month pause after the Islamabad Memorandum, maritime enforcement resumed in mid-July. Since then, the chokehold on the Persian Gulf has disrupted over 80% of Iran&#8217;s heavy imports and non-oil exports.<\/p>\n<p>With official inflation nearing 70% \u2014 and point-to-point food inflation surging to an unprecedented 128% in recent history \u2014 alongside a nearly 40% drop in non-oil trade compared to pre-war levels, ordinary citizens are left carrying the crushing financial weight.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive series of interviews with Euronews Farsi, Iranian citizens across various sectors described how the blockade has dismantled their livelihoods, forced household austerity, and reshaped daily life.<\/p>\n<h2>Stranded cargo and soaring freight rates<\/h2>\n<p>The maritime blockade has devastated logistics networks that rely on southern ports like Bandar Abbas. Gisoo, a 45-year-old international shipping specialist based in Tehran, works directly with container movements.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since the war began, maybe one out of ten cargo ships leaving China actually reaches Iran,&#8221; Gisoo told Euronews. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Containers that used to take 35 days now sit stuck in Hong Kong, Karachi, or Jebel Ali for months. UAE ports are no longer allowing Iranian dhows to dock.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Maritime freight rates jumped from $3,000 to nearly $10,000 per container, while overland transport from China now costs at least $16,000. Rerouting cargo via Mersin in Turkey has created massive bottlenecks, leaving shipments stranded for weeks while storage fees accumulate. <\/p>\n<p>Land routes also require multiple unloadings and reloadings, which frequently damage sensitive goods.<\/p>\n<p>Because Gisoo&#8217;s income relies on commissions per completed shipment, her earnings have plummeted, she added. <\/p>\n<p>Regarding the political fallout, Gisoo voiced scepticism about sudden systemic change, stating that fear from previous crackdowns keeps most people from taking to the streets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5714285714285714\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/49\/65\/808x462_cmsv2_6ac30d10-3c46-54dc-89e7-b860a03f0cc5-9894965.jpg\" alt=\"Bazaar\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Bazaar<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Desert borders and maintenance chaos<\/h2>\n<p>With operations at Bandar Abbas down from thousands of daily truckloads to a mere trickle, drivers have been forced to rely on poorly equipped land crossings like Rimdan on the border with Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Aras, a 60-year-old long-haul trucker from Kermanshah, described the Rimdan border as essentially lawless. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bandar Abbas is dead. Cargo from Pakistan now enters through Rimdan, but that border lacks basic infrastructure \u2014 no facilities, no dust control, just extreme heat,&#8221; Aras told Euronews Farsi.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fetching a load from Rimdan to Tehran pays around 250 million tomans (\u20ac1,086), but few drivers are willing to go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Aras further detailed how operational costs for vehicle upkeep have skyrocketed under the blockade. For instance, a pair of heavy truck tyres surged from 35 million tomans (\u20ac152) before the war to 250 million tomans (\u20ac1,086) today, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Routine maintenance has become similarly unmanageable, with basic oil changes rising from 6 million tomans (\u20ac26) to 21 million tomans (\u20ac91), while servicing newer truck models now costs up to 70 million tomans (\u20ac304) per session, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Required spare parts for modern trucks have virtually disappeared from the market, leaving broken vehicles completely out of commission, he warned.<\/p>\n<p>If the blockade persists for another two months, widespread domestic shortages are inevitable, he added. He believes that if economic pressure forces families to the edge of starvation, widespread public protests could ultimately break the status quo. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5714285714285714\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/49\/65\/808x462_cmsv2_bd9cc869-c500-5704-a8ce-abb5b192f316-9894965.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian national currency\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Iranian national currency<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo,<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Emptying markets and shrinking meals<\/h2>\n<p>The blockade\u2019s ripple effect has severely eroded everyday consumers&#8217; purchasing power, driving up the cost of basic food items and essential medical supplies.<\/p>\n<p>Mansour, a 40-year-old auto technician and father of two in Tehran, told Euronews Farsi that foot traffic in local grocery stores has visibly plummeted. People are forced to strip away every non-essential expense just to get by, he observed.<\/p>\n<p>His own family has stopped buying meat, chicken, and rice in meaningful quantities, relying instead on bread-based meals, he said. <\/p>\n<p>At his auto repair shop, the price of basic motor oil rose from 1.8 million to 2.8 million tomans (\u20ac12), leaving him with almost no customers over the past two weeks, he added. <\/p>\n<p>Mansour said he expected the blockade to spark renewed public protests, although he anticipated heavy security responses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard control the economy &#8211; here&#8217;s why the currency suffers<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Kilometre-long petrol queues in Iran signal further strain on Tehran<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hamid, a 46-year-old footwear vendor in Tehran, said the trade shutdown showed almost immediate results. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The blockade\u2019s impact is absolute. Critical medical supplies, like haemophilia treatments, have become virtually unobtainable,&#8221; Hamid told Euronews Farsi. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The surge in fuel and transit costs is devastating millions who rely on ride-hailing services like Snapp to feed their families.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When working-class people can no longer afford bread for their children, the pressure becomes uncontainable.&#8221;, Hamid told Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>The widespread poverty visible on Tehran&#8217;s streets has caused Hamid profound anguish. While he dreaded the hardship of ongoing blockades, he said he viewed fundamental change as the only long-term exit from systemic stagnation.<\/p>\n<h2>Small businesses facing bankruptcy<\/h2>\n<p>Even domestic businesses that rely on locally produced goods are getting squeezed by indirect supply chain shocks.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammad, a 40-year-old restaurant owner operating outside Tehran, told Euronews Farsi that his business has lost roughly 60% of its customers since the war and blockade began.<\/p>\n<p>Because imported beef and rice have disappeared from the market, prices for domestically produced meat and staples have naturally surged, he explained. <\/p>\n<p>At the same time, rising plastic costs have driven up beverage prices, while his restaurant&#8217;s monthly utility bills have jumped to 10 million tomans (\u20ac43.40).<\/p>\n<p>To keep his remaining customers, he sells a beef koobideh platter for 500,000 tomans (\u20ac2.17) \u2014 a price that yields virtually zero profit 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Since then, the chokehold on the Persian Gulf has disrupted over 80% of Iran&#8217;s heavy imports and non-oil exports.With official inflation nearing 70% \u2014 and point-to-point food inflation surging to an unprecedented 128% in recent history \u2014 alongside a nearly 40% drop in non-oil trade compared to pre-war levels, ordinary citizens are left carrying the crushing financial weight.In an exclusive series of interviews with Euronews Farsi, Iranian citizens across various sectors described how the blockade has dismantled their livelihoods, forced household austerity, and reshaped daily life.Stranded cargo and soaring freight ratesThe maritime blockade has devastated logistics networks that rely on southern ports like Bandar Abbas. Gisoo, a 45-year-old international shipping specialist based in Tehran, works directly with container movements.&#8221;Since the war began, maybe one out of ten cargo ships leaving China actually reaches Iran,&#8221; Gisoo told Euronews.&#8221;Containers that used to take 35 days now sit stuck in Hong Kong, Karachi, or Jebel Ali for months. UAE ports are no longer allowing Iranian dhows to dock.&#8221;Maritime freight rates jumped from $3,000 to nearly $10,000 per container, while overland transport from China now costs at least $16,000. Rerouting cargo via Mersin in Turkey has created massive bottlenecks, leaving shipments stranded for weeks while storage fees accumulate.Land routes also require multiple unloadings and reloadings, which frequently damage sensitive goods.Because Gisoo&#8217;s income relies on commissions per completed shipment, her earnings have plummeted, she added.Regarding the political fallout, Gisoo voiced scepticism about sudden systemic change, stating that fear from previous crackdowns keeps most people from taking to the streets.Desert borders and maintenance chaosWith operations at Bandar Abbas down from thousands of daily truckloads to a mere trickle, drivers have been forced to rely on poorly equipped land crossings like Rimdan on the border with Pakistan.Aras, a 60-year-old long-haul trucker from Kermanshah, described the Rimdan border as essentially lawless.&#8221;Bandar Abbas is dead. Cargo from Pakistan now enters through Rimdan, but that border lacks basic infrastructure \u2014 no facilities, no dust control, just extreme heat,&#8221; Aras told Euronews Farsi.&#8221;Fetching a load from Rimdan to Tehran pays around 250 million tomans (\u20ac1,086), but few drivers are willing to go.&#8221;Aras further detailed how operational costs for vehicle upkeep have skyrocketed under the blockade. For instance, a pair of heavy truck tyres surged from 35 million tomans (\u20ac152) before the war to 250 million tomans (\u20ac1,086) today, he said.Routine maintenance has become similarly unmanageable, with basic oil changes rising from 6 million tomans (\u20ac26) to 21 million tomans (\u20ac91), while servicing newer truck models now costs up to 70 million tomans (\u20ac304) per session, he added.Required spare parts for modern trucks have virtually disappeared from the market, leaving broken vehicles completely out of commission, he warned.If the blockade persists for another two months, widespread domestic shortages are inevitable, he added. He believes that if economic pressure forces families to the edge of starvation, widespread public protests could ultimately break the status quo.\u00a0Emptying markets and shrinking mealsThe blockade\u2019s ripple effect has severely eroded everyday consumers&#8217; purchasing power, driving up the cost of basic food items and essential medical supplies.Mansour, a 40-year-old auto technician and father of two in Tehran, told Euronews Farsi that foot traffic in local grocery stores has visibly plummeted. People are forced to strip away every non-essential expense just to get by, he observed.His own family has stopped buying meat, chicken, and rice in meaningful quantities, relying instead on bread-based meals, he said.At his auto repair shop, the price of basic motor oil rose from 1.8 million to 2.8 million tomans (\u20ac12), leaving him with almost no customers over the past two weeks, he added.Mansour said he expected the blockade to spark renewed public protests, although he anticipated heavy security responses.Hamid, a 46-year-old footwear vendor in Tehran, said the trade shutdown showed almost immediate results.&#8221;The blockade\u2019s impact is absolute. Critical medical supplies, like haemophilia treatments, have become virtually unobtainable,&#8221; Hamid told Euronews Farsi.&#8221;The surge in fuel and transit costs is devastating millions who rely on ride-hailing services like Snapp to feed their families.&#8221;&#8221;When working-class people can no longer afford bread for their children, the pressure becomes uncontainable.&#8221;, Hamid told Euronews.The widespread poverty visible on Tehran&#8217;s streets has caused Hamid profound anguish. While he dreaded the hardship of ongoing blockades, he said he viewed fundamental change as the only long-term exit from systemic stagnation.Small businesses facing bankruptcyEven domestic businesses that rely on locally produced goods are getting squeezed by indirect supply chain shocks.Mohammad, a 40-year-old restaurant owner operating outside Tehran, told Euronews Farsi that his business has lost roughly 60% of its customers since the war and blockade began.Because imported beef and rice have disappeared from the market, prices for domestically produced meat and staples have naturally surged, he explained.At the same time, rising plastic costs have driven up beverage prices, while his restaurant&#8217;s monthly utility bills have jumped to 10 million tomans (\u20ac43.40).To keep his remaining customers, he sells a beef koobideh platter for 500,000 tomans (\u20ac2.17) \u2014 a price that yields virtually zero profit margin, he admitted.Several neighbouring eateries have already closed down because they could not cover rent and electricity, he added.If the blockade continues through the end of the year, independent operators will face total bankruptcy, Mohammad warned, predicting that escalating costs will likely drive renewed civil demonstrations within months.\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/08\/31\/exclusive-us-naval-blockade-is-paralysing-daily-life-iranians-tell-euronews&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/49\/65\/1200x675_cmsv2_a0651928-5d4e-5c40-8c0b-47f7f5eaccd2-9894965.jpg&#8221;] Europe News \u20ac90bn loan for Ukraine is enough for now, Brussels says amid doubts Europe News Russia behind Leipzig airport drone incident, Berlin says Europe News EU\u2019s green fashion rules face test as global emissions rise 6.3% Lifestyle Award tour: Our favourite luxury watches from the GPHG 2026 nominees Europe News \u20ac90bn [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[226,36],"class_list":["post-2122591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international","tag-crawlmanager","tag-euronews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2122591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2122591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2122591\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2122591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2122591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2122591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}