Gas lines form as Iran's leaders brush off new US sanctions
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Source: AP News
Published: 2026-08-26 02:29 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Business, Transport, Middle East, Military & Defence, Iran, Energy, Economy & Finance, US Politics, Business & Economy, War & Conflict
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The rial dropped to 2.02 million to the U.S. dollar as trading opened on currency markets. The currency had already been under pressure before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28 - now Trump’s administration has promised even stronger sanctions than those already in place would be announced Monday, including secondary sanctions on countries that continue to do business with Iran.
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