Stores are well-stocked and shortages of food and other essential supplies have not been reported, but many Iranians are in limbo as they wait to see whether U.S. forces will attack.
Iranians walking past the former U.S. embassy in Tehran this month, a day after the start of indirect negotiations between American and Iranian officials in Oman.
The government in Tehran sees capitulating to Washington’s demands on uranium enrichment and ballistic missiles as riskier to its survival than going to war, analysts say.
A march in Tehran this month marked the anniversary of the Islamic revolution. Iran is facing an economic crisis and a major buildup of U.S. firepower in the Persian Gulf.