Government fears social discontent on ‘most important battlefield’ of economy and livelihoods as war takes its toll amid anti-state dissent Middle East crisis live – latest updates Iran, in the midst of an escalating five-month war with the US, continues to stumble from one internal crisis to ano...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/30/iran-war-us-conflict-internal-crises-economy-dissent)