Iran's middle class feels the brunt of US sanctions
TEHRAN, Iran - Here's what President Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign of economic sanctions against Iran looks like for Shaghayegh Safari, a 38-year-old single mother who works as a typist at a magazine in Tehran.
Her water and gas bills rose 30% over the last two years. The monthly rent for her one-bedroom apartment jumped from $75 to $240.
"My income is not enough to buy decent clothes for myself and my child anymore," she said. "I used to buy brand-name clothes, but now if I buy something it's secondhand."
Unable to keep up with the cost of living, Safari recently moved into
