FM Zarif: Iran's ditching of US dollar to ease sanctions pressure paying off

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Iran » Iran
Publish Date: 7:38 - 06 July 2020
Tehran 06 July_Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has underlined Iran's achievements in ditching the US dollar, citing the country's use of barter system to ease up pressure caused by the illegal US sanctions.

FM Zarif: Iran's ditching of US dollar to ease sanctions pressure paying offSpeaking at an open parliamentary session on Sunday, Zarif said ditching the dollar in economic trade with other countries is one of the options to ease the sanctions pressure."One of the issues that reduces the pressure of sanctions is the elimination of the dollar from transactions, which we have been pursuing through the use of the barter system and many countries have joined in," he said. 

Speaking at an open parliamentary session on Sunday, Zarif said ditching the dollar in economic trade with other countries is one of the options to ease the sanctions pressure.

"One of the issues that reduces the pressure of sanctions is the elimination of the dollar from transactions, which we have been pursuing through the use of the barter system and many countries have joined in," he said. 

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