iriran's government is bltlt around ayatollah khameneand president rouhani, a setup that's viewed with suspicion by the u.s., israel a and saudi arabia in particulular. iran is al e embroil in long-r-running proxy wars s in syria and yemen. then there's the economy. strict u.s. sanctions have left iran in dire ecoconomic straits.s. flagging oil revenues, risgg inflflatio recesessi, even before the p pandemic, thehe econonomy was struruggling. now, it's hit rock-bottom. and then, there's the health crisis. iran was one of the first countries outside china to face high coronavirus infection figures. six months later, the virus is still not under control. how are iranians coping with all of this? >> after every customer, hamid disinfects his car inside and out. he tells us that no one would get into his taxi otherwise. despite this, most people are still avoiding taxis for fear of getting infected. business is bad. today, hamid will drive us around tehran all day. finally, a good assignment for him. >> i have a few customers who still have not going out because of the coronavirus crisis.