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Iran's bazaar merchants squeezed as rial hits record low

Iran's bazaar shopkeepers are feeling the pinch from a collapsing currency, weaker consumer demand and rising costs, as a new round of US sanctions threatens to deepen an economic crisis . At Tehran's Grand Bazaar, a shopkeeper shared a video shot as he walked through unusually quiet lanes, saying there were hardly any customers even…

Iran's bazaar merchants squeezed as rial hits record low

Iran's bazaar shopkeepers are feeling the pinch from a collapsing currency, weaker consumer demand and rising costs, as a new round of US sanctions threatens to deepen an economic crisis . At Tehran's Grand Bazaar, a shopkeeper shared a video shot as he walked through unusually quiet lanes, saying there were hardly any customers even…

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