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Iran has threatened to take action if the United States Navy moves an aircraft carrier into the Gulf. It is Tehran's most aggressive statement yet after weeks of sabre-rattling as new US and European Union sanctions take a toll on its economy.
The prospect of sanctions targeting the oil sector in a serious way for the first time has hit Iran's rial currency, which has fallen by 40% against the US dollar in the past month. Queues formed at banks and currency exchange offices shut their doors as Iranians scrambled to buy dollars to protect their savings.See the full content of this document
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Iran Threatens Us Over Aircraft Carrier's Return
Army chief Ataollah Salehi said the US had moved an aircraft carrier out of the Gulf because of Iran's naval exercises, an...
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