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Iran's Rial Plummets Amid US Sanctions and Zero Oil Exports

The Iranian currency has reached record lows as the US Treasury reports no crude oil loadings in September.

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What this story says

  • Iran's currency, the Rial, has significantly declined, with exchange rates reaching around 2.6 to 2.7 million per US dollar.
  • US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that Iran had zero crude oil tanker loadings in September.
  • The US Treasury Department launched 'Operation Economic Outcast' on August 24th, targeting Iran's financial connections.
  • Iranian government sources attribute some of the currency's decline to false predictions of economic collapse by US officials.

Who covered it

Left 14%(1)Centre 29%(2)Right 57%(4)

Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 18 of the 25 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

57/100

Hype

60/100

25 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

Only 1 of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Iran's national currency, the Rial, has experienced a sharp decline, with exchange rates reaching approximately 2.6 to 2.7 million per US dollar. This devaluation has made daily life difficult for citizens, as inflation is reported to be over 70%. The US Treasury Department has stated that Iran had zero crude oil tanker loadings in September, a significant drop from previous months.

The US Treasury Department initiated 'Operation Economic Outcast' on August 24th, a campaign aimed at disrupting Iran's financial connections globally. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described the operation as an 'economic onslaught' and stated that the US would be 'completely relentless in ensuring that they are completely isolated from the global financial system'. The campaign targets critical industries including digital assets, technology, gold, aviation, and shipping.

Iranian government sources have attributed some of the Rial's decline to what they describe as false predictions of economic collapse made by US officials. Mehdi Darabi, an assistant to the Central Bank Governor for foreign exchange affairs, stated that 'the enemy is using [predictions of economic collapse] to affect our currency exchange rate', though he maintained the current decline was temporary.

Disagreement on the cause of currency decline

Iranian government sources attribute some of the currency's decline to false predictions of economic collapse by US officials, as reported by Aajtak.in. In contrast, the US Treasury Department, through statements by Secretary Scott Bessent and Under Secretary Erin Browne, links the economic pressure and currency plunge directly to 'Operation Economic Outcast' and the goal of isolating Iran from the global financial system.

What the coverage left out

None of the left, centre, or right-rated reports mention the specific figure of 2.6 to 2.7 million Rials per US dollar that was reported by Aajtak.in. Additionally, only the unrated report from Aajtak.in mentions the Iranian Central Bank's announcement of injecting 2 billion US dollars into the market to support the currency.

Tags:#IranEconomy#Rial#Sanctions#OilExports#USTreasury

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 7 times, most recently on 4 Oct 2026, 12:30, and will add the sides that appear.

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Iran knows US ‘is winning’ as Operation Economic Outcast inflicts damage, Treasury official says
The New York LedgerCentre

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

1 rated outlet

  • The left-rated report from Helsingin Sanomat highlighted the deepening economic woes of Iranians, noting that the purchasing power of the national currency is so weak that citizens are seeking to acquire dollars and gold. The report also mentioned an inflation rate of 70 percent.

Centre

2 rated outlets

  • Centre-rated reports from The New York Ledger and Fortune focused on the impact of US sanctions and the resulting economic damage to Iran. The New York Ledger quoted Under Secretary Erin Browne stating that 'the Iranians know that the U.S. is winning' due to 'Operation Economic Outcast' and the Rial's fall to record lows. Fortune's report highlighted that Iran's currency was being 'obliterated' and that the regime was about to run out of oil to sell, unable to retrieve payments from customers.

Right

4 rated outlets

  • Right-rated reports from rvmnews.com, Fox Business, and Handelsblatt led with the assertion that Iran understands the US is succeeding in its economic pressure campaign. Fox Business quoted a Treasury official stating that the 'absolute isolation' campaign has been 'really effective'. Handelsblatt's report focused on Iran's currency falling to a historical low, linking it to the 'Iran War'.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Iran's Rial Plummets Amid US Sanctions and Zero Oil Exports?
Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 14% are rated left, 29% are rated centre, 57% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 25. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Iran's Rial Plummets Amid US Sanctions and Zero Oil Exports left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of Iran's Rial Plummets Amid US Sanctions and Zero Oil Exports biased?
Iran's Rial Plummets Amid US Sanctions and Zero Oil Exports is one event reported by 25 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Iran's Rial Plummets Amid US Sanctions and Zero Oil Exports?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Iran's Rial Plummets Amid US Sanctions and Zero Oil Exports?
25 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What is the current exchange rate of Iran's Rial against the US dollar?
Iran's currency, the Rial, has seen a significant decline, with exchange rates reaching approximately 2.6 to 2.7 million per US dollar. This devaluation has made daily life difficult for citizens, as inflation is reported to be over 70%.
What is 'Operation Economic Outcast'?
Launched by the US Treasury Department on August 24th, 'Operation Economic Outcast' is a campaign targeting Iran's financial connections globally. It aims to isolate Iran from the global financial system by disrupting revenue streams and enforcing sanctions.
Did Iran export any oil in September?
According to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Iran had zero crude oil tanker loadings in September. This development is attributed to the US naval blockade and increased economic pressure on Tehran.

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