Families in Iran have been hit hard by the fallout from unprecedented US sanctions that began in August last year. (ABC News: GFX/Jarrod Fankhauser)
ABC News: Donald Trump accused of 'deliberately targeting ordinary citizens' in Iran with US sanctions
The showdown between Washington and Tehran has upended the lives of Iranians, as US President Donald Trump's "maximum pressure campaign" rages on.
Families in Iran have been hit hard by the fallout from unprecedented US sanctions that began in August last year, targeting Iran's key industries including oil, metal, the banking sector and individuals within Iran's leadership.
As a result, the national currency has collapsed, inflation has accelerated eroding wages and a sharp spike in housing prices — which more than doubled in a year — has uprooted tenants and made home ownership unattainable for most.
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WNU Editor: As sanctions continue, the situation for ordinary Iranians is only going to get worse. This will only increase pressure on the Iranian government to do something, and one can only imagine what they may be.
