Iranians Sink Into Despair Facing War Deaths and Skyrocketing Inflation

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Iranians across the political spectrum face economic collapse and mounting war casualties, creating widespread despair that cuts across traditional divides. Inflation has skyrocketed while the currency crumbles, and families mourn losses on multiple fronts, some killed in conflict, others crushed by the cost of basic goods. For opposition figures who once hoped external pressure or conflict might catalyze regime change, the moment has passed without transformation, leaving even anti-government Iranians grappling with the reality that their country's dysfunction persists regardless of geopolitical shifts.