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Iran’s currency drops to record low against dollar as tensions soar

Rial hits record ‍1,500,000 rials to ‍the US ⁠dollar, weeks after protests prompted by currency’s falling value.
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Activists say Iran's crackdown has killed at least 6,221 people, as the country's currency plunges

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests has killed at least 6,221 people while many others still are feared dead, activists said Wednesday, as a U.S. aircraft ...
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard control the economy - here's why the currency suffers

From construction and energy, to ports and telecommunications, Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard or IRGC dominates large parts of the economy. The IRGC is not simply a military force — it is a ...
WRAL

Iran’s currency falls to a record low after nationwide protests sparked by economic woes

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s currency, the rial, fell on Tuesday to a record low of 1.5 million to $1 after nationwide protests sparked by the country’s economic woes. Exchange shops ...
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Activists say Iran's crackdown has killed at least 6,159 people, as the country's currency plunges

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests has killed at least 6,159 people while many others still are feared dead, activists said Tuesday, as a U.S. aircraft ...