Businesses are facing rising costs during the Iran war, and economists expect more strains ahead

The third seal describes economic scarcity with severe inflation ('a measure of wheat for a denarius, three measures of barley for a denarius'), reflecting widespread business cost pressures and economic strain. The Iran conflict causing rising business costs parallels the economic disruption theme of famine-era inflation, though this is a partial match rather than direct fulfillment of end-times judgment.