It’s either harvest the forests, use the wood and replant, or watch it all go up in flames.
Iran’s economy has been severely affected by international sanctions, especially after the U.S. withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal.
In 2015 , the rial was worth 32,000 to the dollar, but by the time Pezeshkian took office in July, it had plummeted to 584,000 to the dollar.
Recently, it dropped even further, with exchange shops in Tehran trading 930,000 rials for each dollar.
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