US pressure on Iran starting to tell, as sanctions and blockade bite

The U.S. blockade and expanded secondary sanctions are sharply cutting Iran’s oil revenue and access to international financing, drastically reducing its crude exports.
The squeeze is biting at home — a collapsing rial, soaring inflation, disrupted imports and even dwindling gasoline supplies are squeezing ordinary Iranians.
The pressure raises the stakes regionally: it could push Iran toward negotiation or prompt military retaliation, with wider political consequences ahead of the U.S. midterms.