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UN imposes ‘snapback’ sanctions on a hungrier, poorer and more anxious Iran

A domestically-built missile and banners showing portraits of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, and armed forces commanders who were killed in an Israeli strike in June, are displayed in Baharestan Square, Tehran, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025.

The United Nations reimposed sanctions on Iran early Sunday over its nuclear program, further squeezing the Islamic Republic as its people increasingly find themselves priced out of the food they need to survive and worried about their futures.

(Image credit: Vahid Salemi)