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Iran medicine shortages deepen as war, shipping restrictions continue

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Iran medicine shortages deepen as war, shipping restrictions continue. (2026, September 19). South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3368106/iran-medicine-shortages-deepen-war-shipping-restrictions-continue?utm_source=rss_feed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-09-19 · by Kyodo

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Iran is facing severe medicine shortages due to ongoing conflicts, shipping restrictions, and economic sanctions. For Ali Mohseni, this means that insulin pens his mother relies on have become scarce and expensive; before the conflict, a five-pack cost was affordable and widely available, but now it has tripled in price and is hard to find. The shortages affect various medicines and are exacerbated by inflation and damage to Iran’s pharmaceutical sector.
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Iranian residents are facing severe medicine shortages due to a combination of factors including US-Israeli tensions, economic sanctions, inflation, and shipping restrictions. Ali Mohseni, a Tehran resident, reports that his 74-year-old mother relies on insulin pens for her health but now struggles with the high costs and scarcity of these medications. Before recent conflicts, a five-pack of insulin pens could be easily found in pharmacies; however, prices have more than tripled, and supplies are extremely limited. Mohseni often has to visit multiple pharmacies just to find one pack. The shortages are exacerbated by direct attacks on Iran’s pharmaceutical sector, further straining the country's drug supply.

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Iran Iranians Tehran

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Iran GPE · 3× Ali Mohseni PERSON · 1× Iranians NORP · 1× Mohseni PERSON · 1× Tehran GPE · 1×

Narrative

As well as shipping restrictions, sanctions and inflation, the pharmaceutical sector has been directly attacked, officials say For Ali Mohseni, the impact of the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran is measured not in missile ranges or battlefield maps, but in the insulin pens his 74-year-old mother needs every day.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-19
🔮 Before the conflict, the Tehran resident said, a five-pack of insulin pens could usually be found at almost any pharmacy, but the price has since more than tripled, while supplies have become so scarce that he sometimes has to visit several pharmacies to find them.
2026-09-19 · South China Morning Post
Iran medicine shortages deepen as war, shipping restrictions continue · assertive framing

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Iran medicine shortages deepen as war, shipping restrictions continue asserted
restrictions → deepen → ?
As well as shipping restrictions, sanctions and inflation, the pharmaceutical sector has been directly attacked, officials say For Ali Mohseni, the impact of the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran is measured not in missile ranges or battlefield maps, but in the insulin pens his 74-year-old mother needs every day. asserted
mother → attack → pens
Before the conflict, the Tehran resident said, a five-pack of insulin pens could usually be found at almost any pharmacy, but the price has since more than tripled, while supplies have become so scarce that he sometimes has to visit several pharmacies to find them. uncertain
he → say → them
“She cannot simply stop taking it,” Mohseni, 32, said. asserted
Mohseni → stop → it
“Insulin is an essential, life-sustaining medication for her.” asserted
Insulin → sustain → her
Medicine shortages have become an increasingly serious problem for ordinary Iranians, as maritime shipping disruptions, sanctions, inflation, the weakening rial and direct damage to Iran’s pharmaceutical sector strain the country’s drug supply. asserted
disruptions → become → supply
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