Iran's rial drops to record low

Iran's rial drops to record low Iran's currency dropped to a record low of 1,810,000 rials to the US dollar on Wednesday, the Iranian Student News Agency (Isna) said. The rial has seen its value fall by nearly 15 percent in the last two days according to Isna, after experiencing weeks of stability as demand for other currencies was inhibited due to war conditions and Iranian New Year holidays. A ceasefire between the US and Iran has been in place since 8 April, with Washington reverting to a policy of economic pressure by imposing a blockade on shipping to and from Iranian ports in the Gulf, making it harder for Iran to gain hard currency via exports.