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Rial Breaches 1,420,000/USD Amid Panic Selling
The rial fell to 1,420,000 per US dollar on the open market as panic selling intensified. Currency exchange shops in Tehran reported being overwhelmed with sellers. The gap between the official rate (42,000) and the open market rate widened to a factor of 34x, the largest divergence in Iran's history.
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- T2 Reuters Major western
- T2 Eghtesad Online Major middle_eastern
- T2 Iran International Major western