Oct. 21, 2021

Iran’s hardliners eye bigger fish after sentencing Rouhani-era bankers

Iran/Economy

The story: Former governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Valiollah Seif and two of his deputies have received hefty prison sentences for "disrupting the foreign currency market." The alleged offenses date back to the second term of moderate Hassan Rouhani's presidency (2013-21). The verdict has been praised by hardliners, who now appear to have set their sights on Rouhani himself as well as his chief diplomat, Mohammad Javad Zarif...

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