# Medicine prices soar in Iran as U.S. blockade and sanctions bite

https://mins.news/en/item/79853

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-30 07:30 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://bit.ly/4z6rnMD

> Medication prices are surging in Iran, and some treatments have become difficult to find as a U.S. blockade and stepped-up sanctions squeeze the country’s pharmaceutical industry, leaving patients and families scrambling for medicines.

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