Life goes on in defiant Iran amid anger in the face of biting US sanctions

An Iranian woman walks by a mural on the wall of the former US embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran yesterday.

US President Donald Trump warned other countries against doing business with Iran yesterday as he hailed the “most biting sanctions ever imposed” on the country.

His message triggered a mix of anger, fear and defiance in Tehran. President Hassan Rouhani described the reimposition as “psychological warfare”.