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Estimated Economic Impact on Workforce
Approximate job losses reported in the Iranian labor market during the conflict period.
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Life in limbo: How Iranians navigate a state of 'no war, no peace'
Caught between the fear of renewed conflict and hopes for a lasting ceasefire, Tehran’s residents endure a daily struggle of psychological and economic uncertainty.In eastern Tehran, Sajjad, a young man in his twenties, stands in front of the twisted iron and shattered concrete that was once his father’s home. The ruins have been left completely untouched since the bombardment.“Who will rebuild all this?” he asks, his voice thick with grief.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4After 60 days of war in Iran, does US Congress want a say?list 2 of 4Trump scolds Germany’s Merz for criticism of Iran warlist 3 of 4As US-Iran talks remain ‘stalled’, experts warn of ‘long-term disruptions’list 4 of 4Can Russia serve as an economic lifeline for Iran amid the Hormuz blockade?end of listSajjad’s despair captures the suspended reality of millions in the Iranian capital. A fragile truce between the United States and Iran has paused air attacks, and Pakistani-mediated talks have sent Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to Islamabad, Muscat, and Moscow in recent days.Yet on the streets of Tehran, the absence of bombing does not equate to peace.The architecture of waitingAcross the city, the disparity in recovery is stark.While labourers rush to patch cracked facades and repair shattered windows on partially damaged structures, completely levelled residential blocks and official buildings remain frozen in time.While some partially damaged buildings undergo urgent repairs, completely destroyed residential blocks remain untouched as owners await international guarantees. [Al Jazeera]Mohammad, a 39-year-old architect, explains that the cost of building a single unit has multiplied in recent months.The US-imposed maritime blockade has further devalued the national currency, while damage to domestic steel companies has driven up material costs. The country’s currency had already plummeted before the war due to decades of punishing US sanctions.Even if funds were available, deep-seated psychological and security fears create even greater obstacles. Authorities have told displaced residents they must either rebuild the properties themselves or wait for post-war public tenders once a definitive peace is reached.“If the war returns tomorrow, everything we build will be a new target,” Sajjad says.For 52-year-old Maryam, the housing crisis is acute. Her home near the supreme leader’s office was destroyed in the first wave of strikes.Initially placed in a government-funde...
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Destroyed buildings and damaged vehicles in Tehran at Bagheri Highway and Tahamtan Street after a midday bombing on March 16, 2026 Three-minute read Iran’s economic crisis has moved far beyond a simple internet shutdown. What is unfolding today is a layered collapse in which war damage, disrupted commerce, price pressure, and labor-market destruction are converging at once, leaving ordinary families to absorb the cost of policies they did not choose and cannot escape. The most striking sign of the scale of the damage is that even state-linked voices are now admitting the depth of the shock. The labor establishment’s own leadership has warned that the recent war eliminated 130,000 direct jobs and 600,000 indirect ones, while cautioning that the true unemployment toll could be higher. At the same time, the digital blackout has become an economic weapon with broad consequences. The internet restrictions do not merely limit access to social media or foreign news. They interrupt sales, payments, delivery systems, communications, and customer access for countless businesses. In a country where many households depend on digital work, online commerce, or remote services, the shutdown has become an engine of layoffs and lost income. 🗓️ Exactly eight weeks have passed since 28 February when #Iran was placed under a regime-imposed internet blackout. The disruption, now entering its 57th day after 1344 hours, stifles the voices of Iranians, leaves friends and family out of touch and damages the economy. pic.twitter.com/XGQATa9rY8 — NetBlocks (@netblocks) April 25, 2026 Jobs Lost, Businesses Squeezed The first casualties have been small firms and online sellers, but the damage has not stopped there. Domestic reports now point to wider layoffs inside larger companies, meaning the crisis has spread from the fragile edges of the economy into major commercial operations. When internet access becomes uncertain, business planning becomes impossible, and employers begin cutting staff to survive. This has hit especially hard in sectors that depend on constant connectivity: e-commerce, logistics, technology, media, education, and service work. For many workers, one shutdown means one fewer paycheck. For small businesses, it can mean a permanent closure. For the economy as a whole, it means a steady erosion of trust, investment, and productive capacity. The broader labor market was already weak before this latest wave of disruption. Domestic reporting has repeatedly shown tha...
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