Addressing a parliamentary meeting in Tehran on Monday, Larijani pointed to
recent economic problems in the country and said the problems are partly related
to decisions made in the country and partly rooted in the enemies’ acts of
sabotage.
"According to the information we have received, the enemies’ intelligence
services are seeking to harm (Iran’s) economy under the disguise of (other
activities),” he said.
Larijani further emphasized that at any rate, it is very important to control
the foreign exchange market’s situation.
"Enemies are seeking to prevent oil sales and banking transactions and,
accordingly, they launched an army of guerrillas in suits to put pressure on
Iran,” the parliament speaker went on to say.
The remarks came as the Iranian money, once again, plunged to a record low
against the US dollar in the unofficial market, which is being offered for as
much as 110,000 rials Monday.
On May 8, the US president pulled his country out of the Joint Comprehensive
Plan of Action (JCPOA), a nuclear agreement achieved in Vienna in 2015 after
years of negotiations among Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US,
Britain, France and Germany).
After US President Donald Trump withdrew his country from the deal, his
administration moved to re-implement the previous sanctions against Iran.
American authorities say the new sanctions would place "unprecedented economic
pressure” on Iran and are seeking to impose sanctions against the countries that
do not cut imports of Iranian oil to "zero” by November 4.
Source: Tasnim