Free Market Dollar Sets Fresh Record Above 205,000 Tomans

The free market dollar set a fresh record in Tehran on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. According to Alanchand, the US dollar rose 2,500 tomans (1.23 percent) from the previous day to 205,700 tomans by 11:35am Tehran time, after climbing 2,700 tomans to 203,200 tomans on Monday, August 24 (2 Shahrivar). The report put the dollar's 24 hour range at a low of 200,400 tomans and a high of 205,700 tomans, up about 9.3 percent from a week earlier.

Donya e Eqtesad had put the dollar at 204,560 tomans at 11:14am, pointing to a steady climb through the morning. The free market euro reached 238,190 tomans and the UAE dirham 55,590 tomans, Donya e Eqtesad reported.