At a market in Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat, pensioner Shemshat Kurbanova always used to pick the "juiciest" Iranian fruit -- but 10 days of war across the border have sent prices soaring and she is now worried how to get by.
The Middle East war has tumbled global markets, with the effects being felt almost immediately in some of Tehran's closest neighbours.
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