Iran is at breaking point under US sanctions – and its leaders feel the heat
Despite talk of a defiant 'resistance economy', the consequences may be dire if a nuclear deal with the west does not come soon
A woman buys fruit from a street vendor in central Tehran. Signs of improvement in Iran's economy after Rouhani came to office have given way to renewed gloom. Photograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images
At the car repair shop on Soreana Avenue in central Tehran, Homayoon is happy to talk; after all, there is not much else to do. Business is bad, he says, as he wipes his hands with an oily cloth. It's the same for everybody.