A vendor advertises women's cloths in the old main bazaar of Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 13, 2024. The rise of the “Hamster Kombat” app in Iran highlights a harsher truth facing the Islamic Republic's economy ahead of its presidential election this week to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
People walk through the old main bazaar of Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 13, 2024. The rise of the “Hamster Kombat” app in Iran highlights a harsher truth facing the Islamic Republic's economy ahead of its presidential election this week to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A shopkeeper shows a carpet to a customer at a carpet shop in the old main bazaar of Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 13, 2024. The rise of the “Hamster Kombat” app in Iran highlights a harsher truth facing the Islamic Republic's economy ahead of its presidential election this week to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A woman carries her shopping in the old main bazaar of Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 13, 2024. The rise of the “Hamster Kombat” app in Iran highlights a harsher truth facing the Islamic Republic's economy ahead of its presidential election this week to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
People conduct their business in the old main bazaar of Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 13, 2024. The rise of the “Hamster Kombat” app in Iran highlights a harsher truth facing the Islamic Republic's economy ahead of its presidential election this week to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
People walk through the old main bazaar of Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 13, 2024. The rise of the “Hamster Kombat” app in Iran highlights a harsher truth facing the Islamic Republic's economy ahead of its presidential election this week to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A salesman works on his cell phone at a carpet shop in the old main bazaar of Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 13, 2024. The rise of the “Hamster Kombat” app in Iran highlights a harsher truth facing the Islamic Republic's economy ahead of its presidential election this week to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A woman plays Hamster Combat game on a cell phone in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 23, 2024. The rise of the “Hamster Kombat” app in Iran highlights a harsher truth facing the Islamic Republic's economy ahead of its presidential election this week to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A shopkeeper shows a kilim to a customer at a carpet shop in the old main bazaar of Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 13, 2024. The rise of the “Hamster Kombat” app in Iran highlights a harsher truth facing the Islamic Republic's economy ahead of its presidential election this week to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
People walk through the old main bazaar of Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 13, 2024. The rise of the “Hamster Kombat” app in Iran highlights a harsher truth facing the Islamic Republic's economy ahead of its presidential election this week to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A man carries a carpet in the old main bazaar of Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 13, 2024. The rise of the “Hamster Kombat” app in Iran highlights a harsher truth facing the Islamic Republic's economy ahead of its presidential election this week to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
People make their way through the old main bazaar of Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 13, 2024. The rise of the “Hamster Kombat” app in Iran highlights a harsher truth facing the Islamic Republic's economy ahead of its presidential election this week to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)