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Iran’s oil minister resigns as country’s economic crisis worsens

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What happened

Departure comes amid large drop in oil receipts, rampant inflation and shrinking economy Iran’s oil minister has resigned days after allegations that an intermediary trust selling Iranian oil abroad owed millions of dollars’ worth of export receipts…

Key facts

  • Departure comes amid large drop in oil receipts, rampant inflation and shrinking economy Iran’s oil minister has resigned days after allegations that an intermediary trust selling Iranian oil abroad owed millions of dollars’ worth of export receipts…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:16:14 UTC.

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