President Pezeshkian is spearheading a new coordinated effort to reduce the strain on Iranians.

The Iranian government seeking to reduce the severe financial pressure on its populace from the United States’s siege and sanctions on the country.

President Masoud Pezeshkian recently discussed measures with several cabinet members to ameliorate the economic effects of the US-Israeli war on Iran, including the depreciation of the Iranian lira and the cost-of-living crisis.

“The enemy’s plan in recent months has been to cut off the country’s vital arteries with the aim of pressuring the noble people of Iran,” Pezeshkian said on social media,

Though full details of the government response are not known, the scope of the meeting and Pezeshkian’s subsequent comments give some insights into these policies.

Iran’s economic situation has deteriorated sharply since the war started on February 28, with US and Israeli strikes killing top Iranian political and military figures.

US-Israeli bombing since then has inflicted an estimated $270bn in damages on the country.

The situation worsened further after the US launched Operation Economic Outcast in late August, seeking to totally isolate the country from international trade.

Iran’s gross domestic product (GDP) has contracted by 10 percent with the collapse in energy exports due to the US naval blockade. The Iranian rial has in turn sunk to record lows.

Iran has made the lifting of the blockade a key demand in negotiations with the US about reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/6/what-new-measures-is-iran-taking-to-counter-us-economic-pressure?traffic_source=rss