The dollar surpasses 163,000 tomans and inflation reaches 60% in Iran.

Foreign currency prices continued to rise against the Iranian toman on Wednesday, with the dollar exchange rate exceeding 163,000 tomans, amid escalating tensions with Washington.

The dollar reached 163,700 tomans, while the euro recorded 195,000 tomans and the British pound 224,000 tomans, in parallel with the escalation of speculation about the possibility of the United States launching an attack against Tehran.

Meanwhile, the Iranian Statistics Center announced that it had recorded the highest inflation rate during the month of January.

The report stated that the point inflation rate, i.e., compared to the same month of the previous year, reached an unprecedented level of 60%.

The center explained that the consumer price index for Iranian households reached 469.4 points, recording an increase of 7.9% compared to the previous month, 60% compared to January of last year, and 44.6% during the past twelve months.

Shafaq.com