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Iran: Depreciation of Rial amid western sanctions and protests

In the midst of rising tensions with the West and the turmoil roiling the nation, the value of the Iranian rial has fallen to an all-time record low. The US dollar crossed the 450,000-rial threshold on the open market for the first time on Sunday.