Iran's government wrestled down protests today after inflation is up at 25%. Western governments see this as a success of the embargo against Iran, which is suspected to develop nuclear weapons. The dollar exchange rate rose to 35,500 rial per dollar from 24,000 rial last week and 10,000 rial last year. People have begun to convert their rial to harder currencies, however, Iran's government plans to stop this practice.
(Source: ZDF, Google-translated )
(Source: ZDF, Google-translated )