War weighs on Iran's economy as US intensifies sanctions
DUBAI/CAIRO, Aug 29 - Iranian leaders are acknowledging the economic toll of war with the U.S., with the supreme leader urging the government to address the hardship and the president saying foreign trade has shrunk by a third due to the American sanctions and blockade.
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War weighs on Iran's economy as US intensifies sanctions
DUBAI/CAIRO, Aug 29 - Iranian leaders are acknowledging the economic toll of war with the U.S., with the supreme leader urging the government to address the hardship and the president sayin...