Al Jazeera in Bandar Abbas, Iran.. High prices and recovery in the fish market | economy

After the ceasefire and the lifting of the naval blockade on Iranian ports, market activity began to return to normal in Iran, but people complain about the lack of movement due to the rise in prices.

Al Jazeera correspondent Omar Hawash, who visited the city of Bandar Abbas overlooking the Strait of Hormuz, says that market activity is still weak in the city due to the high prices and extreme heat at this time.

One of the merchants complains about the continued rise in prices, especially of fabrics, noting that fabrics used to arrive in Iranian stores from the Sultanate of Oman, but they have stopped since the outbreak of the American-Israeli war on Iran.

Fish markets recover

As for fish markets, they have begun to revive in the port of Bandar Abbas since the war stopped. Fishermen who stopped fishing in Gulf waters and the Sea of ​​Oman due to the war are now able to return to their activities.

Al Jazeera’s camera showed fresh fish piling up in the port of Bandar Abbas after people missed them months ago.

One of the fishermen told Al Jazeera that the market movement has become better than it was during the war, and that they have returned to fishing again, and that prices have become low because fish exports have not yet resumed.

Al Jazeera’s correspondent points out that the effect of stopping the war is visible on the coast of Bandar Abbas. After it was an arena of tension and anticipation, it is regaining some of its health today.

Al Jazeera’s camera showed children swimming on the coast, not caring about the ships waiting their turn to cross the Strait of Hormuz.

It is noteworthy that the city of Bandar Abbas gained its importance in the recent war from its location overlooking the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most sensitive sea lanes in the world, where part of people’s lives are linked to the sea, the port, and the movement of trade and energy across the Gulf.