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Iran's currency plummets to record low amid escalating war and U.S. sanctions

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Iran's currency has reached a new record low against the U.S. dollar, trading at over 2.5 million rials to the dollar. This economic downturn is attributed to the ongoing war in the Middle East, exacerbated by a U.S. naval blockade and new sanctions. Meanwhile, Iran's top diplomat has indicated that indirect negotiations with the U.S. regarding the Strait of Hormuz are becoming more serious, with Qatari mediators facilitating communication. AI

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · The Associated Press, Aamer Madhani ·

    Iran says it got a U.S. response to its peace proposal as its currency hits a new record low seven months into the war

    The talks are focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz as Iran’s currency hits another record low and new U.S. sanctions take effect

  2. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · The Associated Press, Aamer Madhani ·

    ‘This is how the war will end’: Iran’s currency hits new record low as it accuses the U.S. of looking to turn Iran ‘back into a colony’

    The latest decline came just 27 days after the rial hit its previous record low of 2.2 million to the dollar on September 2.

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