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Iran’s currency falls to new low as US blockade, sanctions impact trade

Al Jazeera · · 1069 words · By Maziar Motamedi
Economic Collapse Geopolitical Conflict US-Iran relations
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20 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The Iranian rial shot above 1.81 million to the US dollar on the open market by early afternoon on Wednesday”
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Web search results provide specific data for May 9, 2026, showing the rate at 1,801,000 IRR per USD, and another source mentions the currency plummeting to more than 1.47 million. The specific figure of 1.81 million is closely aligned with the live market data provided in the search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fireworks Wednesday (Persian: چهارشنبه‌سوری, romanized: Čahâršanbe-Suri) is a 2006 Iranian drama film directed by Asghar Farhadi and co-written by Farhadi and Mani Haghighi. It stars Hedieh Tehrani, T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireworks_Wednesday
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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“the embattled currency changed hands for about 1.54 million earlier this week”
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While web search results confirm the currency is in a state of collapse and mention figures like 1.47 million, there is no second independent source specifically confirming the 1.54 million figure for 'earlier this week'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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“its rate was about 811,000 per US dollar a year ago”
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The provided evidence for this claim contains irrelevant information about the movie 'Interstellar' and general relations, but no specific exchange rate data for one year prior to the event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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“US-Israeli war on Iran, which began at the end of February”
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Multiple Wikipedia entries and web search results explicitly state that a war involving the US and Israel against Iran began on February 28, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iran–Israel conflict is a long-standing geopolitical and military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel, involving proxy hostilities since 1985 and direct clas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_conflict
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“Washington now has three aircraft carriers in the region”
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Two independent web search results explicitly confirm that the US deployed three aircraft carriers to the region, noting this is a rare occurrence not seen since 2003.
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web search NEUTRAL — During World War II, the United States Navy purchased 2 Great Lakes side-wheel paddle steamers and converted them into freshwater aircraft carrier training ships. Both vessels were designated with the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_carriers_of_t…
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States has significantly stepped up its military presence in the Middle East by deploying three aircraft carriers at the same time, something not seen since 2003. The move comes amid rising…
https://sundayguardianlive.com/world/us-israel-iran-war-late…
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web search NEUTRAL — Together, these three carriers deploy more than 200 aircraft, equipped for various operations ranging from electronic warfare to stealth strikes. Notable aircraft include the EA-18G Growler, F-35C Lig…
https://dutchtimes.nl/news/defence-security/three-us-carrier…
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“US Central Command insisted on Tuesday had “cut off economic trade going into and coming out of” the country”
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Wikipedia and BBC news results confirm that the US imposed a naval blockade on Iran starting April 13, 2026, to cut off maritime traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports.
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web search NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The US military said the blockade had begun on Monday, 13 Ap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States is sending thousands of additional troops to the Middle East before the end of April as Washington tries to increase pressure on Iran, US officials have told The Washington Post.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/15/us-sending-10000-mo…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US has started a naval blockade of maritime traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports this week. Donald Trump announced the blockade less than a day after lengthy talks between the US and Iran in…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cqxdg17yr2wt
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“It has also allocated $1bn from the sovereign wealth fund to buy food”
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The evidence provided for this claim discusses the general economy of Iran and sovereign wealth funds of other countries (Norway, Luxembourg), but does not mention a $1bn allocation for food by Iran.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has a developing mixed economy that is centrally planned through its large public sector. With a population of over 90 million, Iran has an economic output of $225 billion in nominal GDP and $2.1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — Go to https://brilliant.org/RealLifeLore/ to get a 30-day free trial + the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscriptionWatch more than 25 addi...
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web search NEUTRAL — The Luxembourg Sovereign Wealth Fund is placing Bitcoin at the core of its long-term strategy, insisting the digital asset is essential to the future of the nation’s fiscal competitiveness.
https://thebitgazette.com/luxembourg-sovereign-wealth-fund-b…
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“Iran’s customs authority put the total value of non-oil trade in the Iranian calendar year that ended on March 20 at close to $110bn, with $58bn going to imports”
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The search results mention trade statistics generally and oil shorts, but do not provide the specific figures of $110bn total non-oil trade or $58bn in imports for the period ending March 20.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest trade statistics and economic complexity data for Iran.
https://oec.world/en/profile/country/irn
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web search NEUTRAL — Observers are once again raising concerns about insider trading on Wednesday after a trader took a colossal crude oil short position just over an hour before a US-Iran peace deal was reported to be on…
https://asiatimes.com/2026/05/nearly-1-billion-in-oil-shorts…
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web search NEUTRAL — Since then, oil has risen to nearly $120 at one point, but it has also fallen below $100 as speculation has swirled over when the Strait of Hormuz will reopen. Brent currently stands at about $110 a b…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2eveyvgn9no
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“The figure was about 16 percent lower than the year before”
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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.
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“The volume of non-oil trade was valued at approximately $9bn for the 11th month of the calendar year ending on February 19, and $6.46bn in the final month”
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“The US and Israel also directed some of their thousands of strikes against ports, naval facilities, airports, and railway networks across the country”
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“Iran’s top steel and petrochemical producers were also extensively bombed, as were oil and gas facilities, power stations, and major industrial zones”
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“Since mid-April, the US military has been deploying its soldiers to take over or inspect ships transiting through waterways near Iran”
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“The US Treasury has been blacklisting refineries in China”
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“Chinese refineries buy roughly 90 percent of Iran’s oil shipments”
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“imported a record 1.8 million barrels per day in March, according to Vortexa Analytics data cited by the Reuters news agency”
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“the volume of the country’s bilateral trade with Iran during the first quarter of 2026 stood at $1.55bn, down 50 percent year-on-year”
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“In March, the first month of the war, trade stood at $184m”
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“The UAE... was heavily targeted by ballistic missiles and drones launched by Iran”
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“The UAE has closed down numerous Iranian institutions on its soil over the past two months”
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