The Iranian real has lost 50% of its value against the dollar since Ibrahim Raiz took office in August last year. Iranians trying to travel through the country are struggling to find tickets for normally plentiful planes, trains and buses. There are some in the regime who would like to return to the nuclear deal with the UN and other global powers. But it's really hard to see how at the moment Western powers can engage with a regime which is under pressure at home.
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