“The devaluation of the rial and soaring prices of staple goods are the latest signs that western sanctions – targeting the regime’s nuclear programme – and government mismanagement are compounding the country’s economic woes.  On Wednesday, many foreign exchange dealers and bureaux across the country refused to trade dollars and some currency-monitoring websites refused to announce exchange rates.  The authorities were also reported to have jammed signals of the BBC’s Persian service as the protest unfolded.”

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/03/iran-currency-crisis-tehran-clashes

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