Lean times for Iranians as sanctions push the economy to the brink

Somayeh Malekian/ABC News(TEHRAN, Iran) — On a recent evening during Ramadan, a 22-year-old carpet weaver named Mahshid left her workshop in Isfahan, Iran, and stepped into a shop to buy ingredients for a meal to break the fast. She thought about making “ghormeh sabzi,” a lamb stew with herbs and beans and her husband’s favorite …

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