US EditionIran revives currency redenomination bill but keeps 'rial' as official unit
- Iran's parliamentary economic commission approved removing four zeros from the rial and confirmed it as the national currency on Sunday.
- This decision follows long-delayed plans first proposed in 2019 and comes amid Iran's worsening economic crisis caused by US sanctions and currency devaluation.
- The move aims to simplify financial transactions since the rial trades unofficially at about 920,000 per US dollar, while Iranians routinely use the toman in daily life.
- Shamseddin Hosseini, chairman of the economic commission, said the law requires both a parliamentary vote and Guardian Council approval, with one rial equaling 10,000 in new terms.
- The redenomination plan signals efforts to address the rial’s poor international image and is part of responses to Iran’s deepening economic challenges amid ongoing sanctions.
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