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The Iranian currency fell to a new minimum on Saturday, when 1 dollar was worth 1,043,000 rials, and it may decrease further amid increasing global tensions. The country had just celebrated Nowruz - the Persian New Year, during which shops were closed, and only informal street trading was reported, according to the Associated Press. It is noted that this creates additional pressure on the market.

Iranian exchange offices and currency traders changed their electronic boards due to uncertainty about the rial exchange rate, according to the Associated Press.

“TRUMP ISSUED A FINAL WARNING TO IRAN,” SAID A REPUBLICAN SPOKESPERSON

International sanctions, as well as significant pressure from the US, have severely affected Tehran and its economy. Having reached its new minimum, the rial has already lost nearly half of its value since President Masoud Pezeshkian took office in July 2024, according to Reuters.

The White House announced on February 4 that President Donald Trump is reapplying maximum pressure on Iran, focusing on preventing the Islamic Republic from acquiring nuclear weapons. It is expected that the national security presidential memorandum (NSPM) on Iran requires countering Tehran's influence abroad, as well as blocking its capacity to develop nuclear weapons.

Marco Rubio mentioned the threats coming from Iran when he spoke with reporters in Israel less than two weeks after Trump signed the NSPM. He also acknowledged that the Iranian people are victims of the regime in Tehran.

“It is the single biggest source of instability in the region. Behind every terrorist group, behind every act of violence, behind every destabilizing activity, behind everything that threatens peace and stability for millions of people who call this region home, stands Iran,” Rubio said during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

As part of the Trump administration's campaign against Iran, the US Department of the Treasury designated a network that it believes has been working to deliver millions of barrels of Iranian crude to China.

The Treasury also noted that Iran uses its oil sales to fund terrorist groups such as HAMAS and Hezbollah.

When Trump imposed sanctions on Tehran during his first term, 55,000 rials equaled 1 dollar, according to Reuters.