US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: ‘These Increases Are Temporary’ – Iran Central Bank Chief Defends Rial as Currency Falls Past 2 Million Per Dollar - The Sunday Guardian
US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: ‘These Increases Are Temporary’ – Iran Central Bank Chief Defends Rial as Currency Falls Past 2 Million Per Dollar - The Sunday Guardian
Source: The Sunday Guardian
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DW NOTE
The rial broke 2 million per dollar because Iran's economy runs on oil revenue and the Strait of Hormuz has been effectively shut for 132 days. A central banker calling a currency collapse "temporary" while his government's primary revenue stream is blockaded is not reassurance — it's confirmation that he has no lever left to pull.