Sunday
Jun242012
The Latest from Iran (24 June): "We Can Destroy Anyone"
Sunday, June 24, 2012 at 8:48
1515 GMT: Foreign Affairs (Syrian Front). Fars reports that State broadcaster IRIB will air an hour-long interview with Syrian President Assad on Thursday.
0945 GMT: Currency Watch. Why the nerves in the Iranian media over the economy (see 0750 GMT)? Here's one reason....
The Iranian Rial has fallen 5% this week, dropping to 19060:1 against the US dollar. That is its weakest level since the Central Bank and Government intervened this winter to halt a slide of almost 80%.
The official rate for the Rial is 12260:1 vs. the dollar.