Iranians find little cause for celebration in US peace deal: ‘99% in survival mode’

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi announced an interim peace deal with the US, claiming victory, yet many Iranians remain skeptical amid ongoing hardships from sanctions and regional air strikes. The population continues to struggle economically and politically in the deal's aftermath.

When Iran’s ⁠Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi announced the interim deal this week to end the ⁠war with the United States, he declared his country the victor. To many Iranians, it does not feel that way. More than three months of US and Israeli air strikes, and a blockade of Iranian ports, have poured new misery on a people already toiling under years of sanctions. Although the war is over – for now – Iranians are still watching their spending carefully. Few of the supporters and opponents of the...