# Iranians stock up on food and medicine as fears of new US fighting grow

https://mins.news/en/item/78629

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-29 12:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/29/iranians-stock-up-on-food-and-medicine-as-fears-of-new-us-fighting-grow?traffic_source=rss

> Iranians are buying extra food and medicine as fears of renewed fighting grow amid a tightening US embargo. A naval blockade, sanctions and disrupted trade have raised prices and limited some imports, while pharmacies in southern Tehran report shortages of infant formula and other medicines. Farmers also say blocked export routes are leaving produce to spoil.

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