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Iran’s Central Bank chief resigned Monday amid widespread protests as the country’s currency hit a record low against the U.S. dollar, triggering demonstrations in Tehran and multiple major cities.
Some key facts:
• Mohammad Reza Farzin resigned as head of Iran’s Central Bank, as reported by state TV.
• The Iranian rial plunged to 1.42 million to the dollar on Sunday and traded at 1.38 million on Monday.
• Protests erupted in Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz and Mashhad with police firing tear gas to disperse demonstrators.
• When Farzin took office in 2022, the rial was trading at around 430,000 to the dollar.
• Iran’s inflation rate in December reached 42.2%, with food prices rising 72% compared to the previous year.
• Traders and shopkeepers shut their shops in downtown Tehran and near the Grand Bazaar.
• The rial was trading at 32,000 to the dollar during the 2015 nuclear accord before the U.S. withdrew in 2018.
• The United Nations reimposed nuclear-related sanctions on Iran in September through the “snapback” mechanism.
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