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War weighs on Iran's economy as US intensifies sanctions

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DUBAI — Iranian leaders are acknowledging the economic toll of war with the United States, with the supreme leader urging the government to address the hardship and the president saying foreign trade has shrunk by a third due to the…

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    War weighs on Iran's economy as US intensifies sanctions (opens Bismarck Tribune)

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    DUBAI — Iranian leaders are acknowledging the economic toll of war with the United States, with the supreme leader urging the government to address the hardship and the president saying foreign trade has shrunk by a third due to the…

  2. Al Jazeera

    Iran’s leaders acknowledge economic toll of war, pledge diplomacy, defence (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Iran's president said sanctions and the US naval blockade had caused exports and imports to slump by nearly 35 percent.

  3. Billings Gazette

    Iran adamant: No retreat (opens Billings Gazette)

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    DUBAI — Iranian leaders are acknowledging the economic toll of war with the U.S., with the supreme leader urging the government to address the hardship and the president saying foreign trade has shrunk by a third due to the American…

  4. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Iran admits economic toll of conflict with US (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iranian leaders are acknowledging the economic toll of war with the U.S., with the supreme leader urging the government to address the hardship and the president saying foreign trade has shrunk by one-third due to the American sanctions and blockade.

  5. Bismarck Tribune

    US SANCTIONS WEIGHING ON IRAN'S ECONOMY (opens Bismarck Tribune)

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