Iranian Currency Falls to Record Low

The dollar was selling for as much as 447,000 rials on Iran's unofficial market on Saturday
The dollar was selling for as much as 447,000 rials on Iran's unofficial market on Saturday
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Iranian Currency Falls to Record Low

The dollar was selling for as much as 447,000 rials on Iran's unofficial market on Saturday
The dollar was selling for as much as 447,000 rials on Iran's unofficial market on Saturday

Iran's troubled currency fell to a record low against the US dollar on Saturday amid the country's increasing isolation and possible Europe Union sanctions against Tehran's Revolutionary Guards or some of its members.

Ties between the EU and Tehran have deteriorated in recent months as efforts to revive nuclear talks have stalled. Iran has detained several European nationals and the bloc has become increasingly critical of the violent treatment of protesters and the use of executions.

The EU is discussing a fourth round of sanctions against Iran and diplomatic sources have said members of the Revolutionary Guards will be added to the bloc's sanctions list next week. But some EU member states want to go further and classify the Guards as a whole as a terrorist organization, Reuters reported.

The dollar was selling for as much as 447,000 rials on Iran's unofficial market on Saturday, compared with 430,500 the previous day, according to the foreign exchange site Bonbast.com.

The rial has lost 29% of its value since nationwide protests following the death in police custody of a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, on Sept. 16.



Ukrainian Attack on Beach in Russia’s Kursk Kills Three, Regional Governor Says

 A military car drives on a road under anti-drone nets installed by Ukrainian servicemen at an undisclosed location in the eastern Donetsk region on July 8, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)
A military car drives on a road under anti-drone nets installed by Ukrainian servicemen at an undisclosed location in the eastern Donetsk region on July 8, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)
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Ukrainian Attack on Beach in Russia’s Kursk Kills Three, Regional Governor Says

 A military car drives on a road under anti-drone nets installed by Ukrainian servicemen at an undisclosed location in the eastern Donetsk region on July 8, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)
A military car drives on a road under anti-drone nets installed by Ukrainian servicemen at an undisclosed location in the eastern Donetsk region on July 8, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

A Ukrainian attack on a beach in the Russian city of Kursk killed three people and injured six, acting regional Governor Alexander Khinshtein said late on Tuesday.

Khinshtein gave few details of the attack, but said it had been carried out deliberately in a heavily frequented area in the region on the Ukrainian border. All the injured were being treated in hospital.

Ukrainian forces staged a large incursion into Kursk region nearly a year ago.

The Kremlin has said all Kyiv's forces have since been ejected from the region, but Ukrainian officials say their troops are still carrying out operations there.