One of the main sources of foreign currency inflow to Iran, it reached 3.6 million barrels per day. Oil Minister Javad Ouji said on Sunday that Iran is currently exporting about two million barrels a day despite sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic.
Mokhber also said the country’s economy remained stable “under Raisi’s command” while Iran was fighting in Iraq, Israel and Pakistan.
“Three countries have been affected. We hit Israel (…) People find that the numbers and indices are the same in the morning when they wake up, the price of hard currency is the same, the inflation is the same, the liquidity is the same. ” Mokhber said, referring to the economy.
“This strength and this power are not something ordinary, they are due to the leadership of the supreme leader and the sincere efforts of Ayatollah Raisi,” he added.
The Iranian currency (rial) is currently valued at 580,000 rials per US dollar, a value compounded by the United States’ unilateral withdrawal from an international agreement (2018) and a series of attacks on ships in the Middle East initially attributed to Iran. and with the participation of the Yemeni Houthis.
The attacks began following Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip seven months ago.
On May 20, rescue teams discovered the bodies of Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and five other helicopter passengers in a mountainous region in northwestern Iran.
Presidential elections will take place on June 28, and Mokhber could run for the post of head of state in Iran.
The five-day deadline to register candidates for the election begins next Thursday.
Iran’s 290 parliamentarians are expected to elect a new parliament speaker on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, today was the first day of the new Iranian parliament following elections in March that recorded the lowest level of participation since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Iran’s parliament plays a minor role in governing the country, although it can increase pressure on the presidential administration when deciding on the annual budget and other bills.
The Supreme Leader, 85-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has the final say on all major matters of state.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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