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Long lines for petrol are stretching across Iran's capital city, as officials warn that a combination of war pressures and inflation is now triggering acute fuel shortages.
The US blockade, which officials cite as the framing condition, appears to be moving from an external constraint to a visible, street-level reality. The official characterization puts two forces at work simultaneously.
War has disrupted supply chains. Inflation has weakened the financial infrastructure that would otherwise keep distribution running under sustained pressure.
Iranian officials say both are operating at once, and the lines forming in the capital are the direct result. No official has offered a specific figure for the supply gap or a timeline for when conditions might ease.
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