EconomyOne US dollar now costs 2 million rials in Iran: what can it buy?
The Iranian rial has fallen past 2 million to the dollar on the free market, a new all-time low, as sanctions and the US-Israel war deepen economic hardship. In Tehran, tomatoes, chicken and cooking oil have risen by 71%, 74% and 177%, while insulin prices have surged 642%.
AAl Jazeera★★★★☆2026-08-26 10:00Original
One US dollar now costs 2 million rials in Iran: what can it buy?
Economy