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Consumer prices dropping in Iran as currency regains value

Consumer prices are reportedly dropping in Iran after a period of untamed jumps rarely seen in the country's recent history.
People walk in front of a currency exchange shop in the Iranian capital Tehran on August 8, 2018. - US President Donald Trump warned the world the previous day against doing business with Iran as Washington reimposed "the most biting sanctions ever" on the Islamic republic, triggering a mix of anger, fear and defiance in Tehran. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)        (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)

With Iran's national currency getting back on its feet in a fast-track trend that started this week, consumer prices in the country are reportedly falling sharply.

Iranian media reported that it took almost no time for a variety of products to witness price drops as the national currency, the rial, rapidly rallied against foreign currencies. The situation, described by moderate paper Hamshahri as a "domino effect," has already reached domestically produced and imported cars, home appliances and cellphones. Prices within those three categories particularly skyrocketed following the US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on May 8. Hamshahri also predicted a further plunge in those prices in the coming days.

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