Iran official says war has cost more than one million jobs

Gholamhossein Mohammadi, a deputy labor minister and head of Iran’s Technical and Vocational Training Organization, said initial estimates showed the war had wiped out more than one million jobs and caused the direct or indirect unemployment of two million people.

The comments come as Iran’s internet shutdown, now stretching beyond eight weeks, has also been reported to have cut off income and work for millions of Iranians both directly and indirectly.