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After Khamenei’s Death, Tehran Faces Blackout, Triple Bread Prices

4/24/2026

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Khamenei Killed in Strike

Tehran’s bustling cafés and street markets stay active despite a war-induced internet shutdown and soaring bread prices.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s former supreme leader, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on 28 February.
A shoe shop on Sanaei Ghaznavi street says four million jobs lost from war-blackout.
Bread prices have tripled and security forces, Basij and Revolutionary Guard, boosted patrols in Tehran.

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Iran Defies Shutdown

Tehran’s bustling cafés and street markets stay active despite a war-induced internet shutdown and soaring bread prices.
No confirmation yet that a round of U.S.–Iran talks will be held in Pakistan before the cease-fire deadline on Wednesday.
Analyst Hassan Ahmadian said Tehran hopes talks could lift sanctions but doubts U.S. motives.
Clashes in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend raised tensions and complicated diplomatic outreach.

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Khamenei Killed in Strike

Tehran’s bustling cafés and street markets stay active despite a war-induced internet shutdown and soaring bread prices.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s former supreme leader, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on 28 February.
A shoe shop on Sanaei Ghaznavi street says four million jobs lost from war-blackout.
Bread prices have tripled and security forces, Basij and Revolutionary Guard, boosted patrols in Tehran.

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