Easing sanctions no easy goal for Iran's president
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Near Iran's border with Iraq, work crews are putting finishing touches on a petrochemical plant expected to pump out hundreds of tons a year of oil-based products that the country hopes can slip through the net of Western economic sanctions. In Tehran's bazaar, merchants must rely on shadowy money transfer networks to make purchases abroad because Iran is blocked from global banking systems. Inflation is so high that prices can jump between breakfast and dinner. The two sides of Iran under sanctions have come into ...
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