Iran’s currency, the rial, plunged to an all-time low on Sunday, exchange traders said, as Western nations sought to further isolate the country economically and diplomatically.
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Iran Tourism Falls Short of Full Potential
Tourism in North Africa and the Middle East has fallen this year because of the ongoing political upheavals there. But industry watchers say the level of foreign tourist traffic to Iran has remained mostly stable. Iran’s tourism sector is on the rise, though analysts say it is far from meeting its full potential.
Iranian Censors’ Heavy Hand Falls On A Persian Classic
By Charles RecknagelMany authoritarian regimes censor books for political reasons.But Iran goes so far in also tampering with books for self-claimed religious reasons that the Islamic republic’s censors form a league of their own.