Iranians flock to supermarkets

In northern Tehran, supermarkets are seeing a surge of customers seeking bread and bottled water.

However, supply has been limited, and some of the items most in demand, including bread, eggs, bottled water and milk, are currently unavailable in certain stores.

Long queues have also been observed at gas stations across the city.

State television showed footage from one of Tehran’s highways, Soleimani highway, where extremely heavy traffic was visible on west-to-east routes.   — AP