Late one night last month Iang Za Kim heard explosions in a neighbouring village, then fighter jets flying overhead. She ran out of her home to see smoke rising from a distance. We were terrified. We thought the junta's planes would bomb us too
Iran’s currency falls to a new low as nuclear sanctions squeeze its ailing economy
Iran’s currency falls to a new low as nuclear sanctions squeeze its ailing economy
Iran's rial currency fell on Wednesday (December 3, 2025) to a new low of 1.2 million to the U.S. dollar as nuclear sanctions squeeze Tehran's ailing economy.
Traders offered the new exchange rate as attempts so far to restart negotiations between America and Iran over its nuclear program appear stalled.
The new record low is increasing pressure on food prices and other costs have been making daily life that much more challenging for Iranians. Prices are up on meat, rice and other staples of the Iranian dinner table.
Meanwhile, people worry about a new round of fighting between Iran and Israel — as well as potentially the United States — after June's 12-day war.
“Life will not only become more difficult for ordinary people, but it will also fuel public concern over whether the government — given the limited inflow of foreign currency caused by sanctions — has the resources to maintain and repair the country's aging infrastructure,” said Ali Moshtagh, a 53-year-old electrical engineer.
Iran's economy has been severely affected by international sanctions, particularly after U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew America from Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers in 2018. At the time of the 2015 deal, which saw Iran drastically limit its enrichment and stockpiling of uranium in exchange for lifting of international sanctions, the rial traded at 32,000 to the dollar.
After Mr. Trump returned to the White House for his second term in January, he restarted his so-called “maximum pressure” campaign targeting Tehran with sanctions. He again went after firms trading Iranian crude oil, including those selling at a discount in China.
In late September, the United Nations reimposed nuclear sanctions on Iran via what diplomats referred to as its “snapback” mechanism. Those sanctions again freeze Iranian assets abroad, halt arms deals with Tehran and penalize any development of Iran's ballistic missile program, among other measures.
Published - December 03, 2025 06:10 pm IST
World / Iran / USA / economy, business and finance / economy (general) / nuclear policy / nuclear power
Source: The Hindu
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Late one night last month Iang Za Kim heard explosions in a neighbouring village, then fighter jets flying overhead. She ran out of her home to see smoke rising from a distance. We were terrified. We thought the junta's planes would bomb us too
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