CBS News was excited to publish photos of damage to US bases, but it won’t report the full story. In one sign, Iran has suddenly suspended its 10% charge on freight fees for any vessel transiting with oil, gas, or liquid petroleum products because they are starting to feel the pressure.
Even the anti-Trump Wall Street Journal reported about the panic and major gas lines in Iran.
🚨 NOW: President Trump just posted that even the WSJ is ADMITTING IT — major panic is ensuing as gas lines form in Iran
The Trump blockade and Scott Bessent’s crippling sanctions are currently wreaking havoc as the mullahs are concerned their oil is RUNNING OUT
“A government… pic.twitter.com/BoNlCXXeh5
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 13, 2026
Banks are closing.
Iran’s economy is buckling.
Banks are closing branches as the Islamic Republic scrambles to prevent a mass withdrawal of funds. Across southern Iran, enormous fuel queues are leaving drivers stranded in brutal heat.
The regime poured billions into terror abroad while hollowing… pic.twitter.com/e8sHwf9H4j
— Tousi TV (@TousiTVOfficial) September 14, 2026
Bread is becoming a luxury item. Food has become so expensive in Iran that armed robbers are stealing rice, canned food, cooking oil, and so on.
Prices of chicken and eggs have gone up fourfold over the last year. One kg of beef now costs four days of wages for the average worker.
Iranians are struggling to afford basic food as bread prices rise sharply and citizens describe soaring costs for vegetables, snacks and other everyday purchases, according to an local media report and messages sent to Iran International on Monday.
Bread prices in the Iranian… pic.twitter.com/nxDTjv290u
— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) September 14, 2026
Food inflation is up to 128%.
Protests break out in Iran.
Teachers, retirees, oil workers, nurses, taxi drivers… the list goes on.
3 million ride-share drivers cannot work many days, since gas stations are running out of gasoline/diesel.
Food inflation is 128%. Many people cannot afford meat anymore.… pic.twitter.com/cZbkgEBDu2
— S.L. Kanthan (@Kanthan2030) September 14, 2026
The IRGC is funding missiles, but the people don’t have money to buy anything.
The bazaars and malls in Iran are empty, because Iranians cannot buy anything with the useless currency.
But the IRGC has money for missiles and drones.
Terrorists and their priorities.
Below: A bazaar in Tehran at 6pm. pic.twitter.com/rsGCjpUopm
— S.L. Kanthan (@Kanthan2030) September 9, 2026
The IRGC rulers don’t care that the people are suffering.
#FreeIran2026 : 📢Listen to the painful and heartbreaking words of this Iranian man amid the economic crisis:
A sack of rice for 4 million tomans; I have to work 3 days to afford it!
“I’m speaking about myself; if we continue like this, I don’t think we’ll hold out until the… pic.twitter.com/wZARMcffeP— sheer_iran (@sheriran95) September 10, 2026
The crooked Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf allegedly admits they can’t survive long.
Visgard 24 says, “The Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has reportedly admitted in closed-door conversations that Iran is in a desperate situation, saying U.S. economic pressure is working, the currency is collapsing, inflation is high, money is running out, and the regime is increasingly struggling to control the population.
“Ghalibaf is quoted as making an extraordinary admission while discussing the regime’s financial crisis: “We all stole billions, but we can no longer keep the people under control for much longer.”
According to an exclusive Channel 14 report citing sources close to Ghalibaf, he reached the conclusion after discussions with Iran’s central bank governor, government ministers and Revolutionary Guards officials that “Iran cannot survive like this much longer.” He reportedly believes damage from the war is now almost impossible to repair.
“According to the sources, Ghalibaf believes Iran has effectively lost control of the Strait of Hormuz and has almost no meaningful bargaining chips left against Washington. He reportedly hopes any renewed confrontation would come closer to the U.S. midterm elections, calculating that Donald Trump could lose control of Congress, become politically weaker and eventually be forced back to negotiations.”
As of yesterday, inflation is soaring.
Food inflation, in general, is 128% in Iran.
Rice is up 200%. Cooking oil up 300%.
Many Iranians cannot afford beef, lamb, or chicken.
The gov fixes prices for bread and cheese, but shops are now demanding higher prices.
— S.L. Kanthan (@Kanthan2030) September 14, 2026
Iran has increasingly relied on the Houthis because Iran is so weakened.
The Houthis shut down the Saudi Arabian pipeline. Saudi Arabia and the US are expanding the southern shipping route to increase oil by sea.
The U.S. and Saudi Arabia plan to expand the southern shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz to counter the closure of the Bab al-Mandab Strait by the Houthis. According to Israel Hayom, citing regional diplomatic sources, the move was one of the agreements reached in a meeting between CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Saudi Arabia has vowed to respond to the Houthis.
Regional officials have told The Associated Press that the Houthis and the Iraqi militias recently coordinated attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
Drones from Iraq hit Riyadh and Medina, a section of the East-West pipeline, and a pumping station. Iraq doesn’t want this and replaced every military commander and took over 15 drone launcher platforms. They wiped out the area and want no Iranian proxies in the country. The pressure is on the proxies.