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Iranian baby bottoms smacked as sanctions, hoarding create diaper crisis

Diaper prices have doubled as the product joins the growing list of goods experiencing sudden price jumps in Iran as the nation struggles with sanctions and currency issues.
A girl and women ride on a bus in Tehran, Iran, August 2, 2017. Nazanin Tabatabaee Yazdi/TIMA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1155A0F140

Diaper prices have been rising in recent weeks in Iran, putting pressure on working and middle-class families harder at a time when nothing is immune from biting inflation. 

Iran's diaper needs are met by both imports and domestic manufacturers.

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