Despair in Tehran: Real reaches an all-time low following Trump's announcement of renewed sanctions • Iranian President Rouhani: "We will not give in to American pressure, US will fail"
The Iranian real fell to an all-time low against the US dollar today (Sunday), following the Trump administration's declaration that all UN sanctions on Iran would be returned before the nuclear deal. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivered a belligerent speech on Iranian television, saying: U.S. Illegal.
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The US dollar sold today at about 273,000 rials, compared to 267,800 yesterday (Saturday) - according to the foreign exchange website Bonbast.com, which tracks the black market in Iran.
Since 2018, when President Trump announced that the United States is withdrawing from the nuclear deal and returning some of the sanctions on Iran, the Iranian real has lost about 75% of its value.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a speech on Iranian television that, "America is defeated Negative from the international community. "Rouhani threatened:" We will never succumb to American pressure and Iran will give a crushing response to American bullying. "
According to Iran, the US sanctions move is illegal. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council yesterday that he could not take action. Anything about the U.S. statement, because "there is uncertainty on the issue."
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three European sides nuclear agreement - France, Britain and Germany - said today that any decision or action that Washington will take to repay the UN sanctions are not valid legally, because Washington used the mechanism agreed upon as part of the nuclear agreement from 2015 - retired from it.
However, Trump plans to issue an enforcement order that would allow him to impose U.S. sanctions on anyone who has improved U.S. sanctions against Iran.
The Iranian State Department said: If the United States, directly or in cooperation with its allies, promotes these threats, it will face a serious response. "
Washington has unilaterally imposed sanctions on Iran since 2018, which, combined with falling world oil prices, has shattered Iran's economy. The highest death toll from Corona in the Middle East is 24,301.