UN sanctions: Iran awaits ‘snapback’

DUBAI: As Iran’s ailing econ- omy braced Saturday for the reimposition of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear programme, it is ordi- nary people who increasingly find themselves priced out of the food they need to sur- vive and worried about their futures.

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Iran’s rial currency already sits at a record low, increasing pressure on food prices and making daily life that much more challenging. That includes meat, rice and other staples of the dinner table.

Meanwhile, people worry about a new round of fighting between Iran and Israel — as well as potentially the United States — as missile sites struck during the 12-day war in June now appear to be being rebuilt.

Activists fear a rising wave of repression within the Islamic Republic, which already has reportedly executed more people this year than over the past three decades.