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Gap between Iran's free-market and exchange-center dollar widens to about 39,000 toman on Tuesday
The gap between Iran's free-market dollar and the exchange-center transfer rate (the agreed, or tavafoghi, rate of the Iran Currency and Gold Exchange Center) widened on Tuesday, 21 July 2026 (30 Tir 1405). The exchange-center transfer dollar rose about 227 toman to nearly 150,900 toman, while the free-market dollar climbed about 1.4 percent to around 190,000 toman by Tuesday evening. On that basis, the gap between the two rates reached about 39,000 toman (close to 26 percent), a spread that reflects the war-risk premium in the open market amid the Iran-US conflict. At the same exchange center, the euro transfer rate was about 172,223 toman and the UAE dirham about 41,093 toman. The tavafoghi rate is an official, managed rate used for part of the country's imports and trade transactions, and it typically sits below the free-market rate.
روزنامه تعادل · Jul 21, 2026
Free-market dollar climbs to around 190,000 tomans on Tuesday evening amid the war-versus-talks tug
The free-market dollar in Tehran extended its gains during trade on Tuesday, 21 July 2026. Having started the day at around 187,700 tomans before trading began, the dollar rose about 1.3 percent to the 190,200 toman area, a level above the roughly 189,000 tomans seen earlier in the morning. Sahmino's live figures also put the rate near 190,400 tomans. Market participants attribute the swings to a tug between two opposing signals: continued strikes and military tension in the Strait of Hormuz on one side, and reports of mediators proposing a ceasefire and talks between Tehran and Washington on the other. Each fresh signal about escalation or de-escalation has kept the exchange rate volatile.
تجارتنیوز · Jul 21, 2026
Free-market dollar rose about 0.8 percent on Tuesday, back near 189,000 tomans
The free-market US dollar in Tehran moved higher on Tuesday, 21 July 2026 (30 Tir 1405). It was recorded near 187,700 tomans before the market opened and by midday had risen about 0.8 percent from the prior day to around 189,300 tomans, based on live market tracking. The increase followed a pullback of roughly 5,000 tomans on Monday, 20 July. The dollar's weekly chart still shows a gain of about 2 percent, and its recent high was around 194,500 tomans on Saturday, 18 July. The currency market has stayed volatile amid the military tensions between Iran and the United States and regional instability.
فرارو · Jul 21, 2026
Free-market dollar retreats Monday, easing to the 188,000 to 190,000 toman range
The free-market US dollar fell on Monday, July 20, 2026 (29 Tir 1405) from the previous day, trading in the 188,000 to 190,000 toman range according to market reports, a drop of about 2 to 3 percent from the roughly 193,000 toman level of Sunday. The rate recorded on Sahmino's price feed as of 2:30 p.m. the same day was about 188,000 toman, down close to 2.7 percent. According to Donya-e-Eqtesad, other currencies also retreated: the UAE dirham eased to about 52,390 toman and the pound to about 256,000 toman, while the free-market euro traded near 217,000 toman. The currency decline coincided with falling gold and coin prices in the domestic market and a rise in the Tehran Stock Exchange main index the same day.
دنیای اقتصاد · Jul 20, 2026
Free-market dollar around 193,000 tomans; sharp swings on Sunday amid the war
Tehran's currency market saw sharp swings on Sunday, 19 July 2026 (28 Tir 1405). According to the Gold, Coin and Currency Information Network, the free-market US dollar rose early in the day's trading to 195,000 tomans, close to the market's historic highs. Based on the live data Sahmino tracks, the dollar returned to around 193,000 tomans by late Sunday afternoon, down about 0.8 percent from the previous day. The Alanchand exchange site likewise reported the dollar remittance rate in the same range, just below 193,000 tomans. The swings come as the market remains under pressure from the ongoing military tensions and regional instability. The latest rates are available on Sahmino's prices page.
نفت ما · Jul 19, 2026
Iran's free-market dollar nears 193,000 toman on Saturday, a fresh record high
Iran's free-market US dollar rose about 2.4 percent on Saturday, July 18, 2026, to the 193,000 to 194,000 toman range, its highest level on record. According to Sahmino data, the dollar traded at 193,200 toman by around 11 a.m. Saturday, about 4,600 toman higher than the previous day. At the Iran Currency and Gold Exchange Center, the transfer (hawala) dollar sell rate rose to 150,237 toman on Saturday, crossing the 150,000 toman mark for the first time. The currency's jump comes as the military conflict between Iran and the United States continues and most vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains halted, lifting demand for safe-haven assets such as foreign currency and gold.
اقتصادنیوز · Jul 18, 2026
Free-market dollar hovers near 188,000 tomans Thursday as market watches Doha talks
The free-market US dollar traded near 188,000 tomans on Thursday, 16 July 2026 (25 Tir 1405), holding around its highest level in a month. Some Iranian business outlets quoted the open-market rate as high as 188,600 tomans, while the UAE dirham rose about 30 tomans to roughly 51,100 tomans. Sahmino's own latest data likewise showed the dollar near 188,000 tomans on Thursday afternoon, little changed on the day. Traders say political and security headlines are the dominant driver of the rate for now, with the Iran US conflict and continued strikes keeping safe-haven demand elevated. The market is also watching mediation talks in Doha, whose outcome could shape the currency's near-term path. The Tehran Stock Exchange was closed for the Thursday weekend.
روزنامه شرق · Jul 16, 2026
Free-market dollar climbs toward 186,700 tomans Wednesday, a fresh one-month high
The free-market US dollar extended its rise on Wednesday, 15 July 2026 (24 Tir 1405), reaching its highest level in a month. Trading opened around 184,100 tomans and the rate climbed to roughly 186,700 tomans by midday, up about 1.4 percent (around 2,600 tomans) from the previous day. The agreed-rate (tavafoqi) dollar traded in the same range, near 186,700 tomans. The intensifying military standoff between Iran and the United States over the Strait of Hormuz, together with the continued naval blockade of Iranian ports, has added to pressure on the rial in recent days. The free-market dollar has roughly doubled compared with the same date a year earlier.
فرارو · Jul 15, 2026
Free-market dollar hits a one-month high, climbing above 180,000 toman in Tuesday trading
The free-market US dollar opened Tuesday, 14 July 2026, at around 180,985 toman, which Fararu reported as its highest level in a month after a gain of roughly 1,300 toman from Monday. According to Sahmino's price service, the dollar extended its rise during morning trading, reaching about 183,700 toman by around 11:34, up roughly 1.5 percent on the day. The move came alongside renewed tension in the Strait of Hormuz and rising uncertainty in the currency market. The agreed-rate (tavafoqi) dollar traded in the same range with a similar gain.
فرارو · Jul 14, 2026
Free-market dollar moves above 180,000 tomans, up about half a percent on Monday
On Monday, 13 July 2026, the free-market US dollar rose about 0.49 percent, from 179,600 to roughly 180,500 tomans, moving above the psychological 180,000-toman mark. Tether traded near 179,800 tomans the same day. On Sahmino's price board, the dollar stood near 180,985 tomans on Monday evening. Market participants say a durable hold above 180,000 could open the way toward 182,000 to 185,000 tomans. Rapid liquidity growth, high inflation, and the gap between the official Exchange Center rate and the free-market rate, alongside the Strait of Hormuz tensions, are cited as factors supporting the currency's rise.
اکو ایران · Jul 13, 2026
Free market dollar nears 180,000 tomans at Monday's open
At the start of trading on Monday, 13 July 2026 (22 Tir 1405), the US dollar in Tehran's free market was quoted around 179,600 tomans, close to the 180,000 toman mark. The figure follows a 1,400 toman rise on Sunday, 21 Tir, lifting the dollar's weekly gain to about 2.2 percent. According to Fararu, the free market dollar traded near 89,000 tomans a year earlier, meaning the current level is up roughly 102 percent year on year. Pressure on the currency market persists alongside the region's military tensions and instability around the Strait of Hormuz. Sahmino's own live data shows the dollar near the same level.
فرارو · Jul 13, 2026
Official dollar rate at Iran's Currency and Gold Exchange Center reaches 149,149 tomans on July 12; euro enters the 170,000 toman channel
The official selling rate of the US dollar at Iran's Currency and Gold Exchange Center rose 169 tomans to 149,149 tomans on Sunday, July 12, 2026. The same day, the euro selling rate jumped 841 tomans into the 170,000 toman channel, reaching 170,609 tomans, while the UAE dirham selling rate reached 40,612 tomans. The increase coincided with rising prices in the free market, where the open dollar has climbed above 179,000 tomans and 18 karat gold has neared 17,640,000 tomans. The gap between the official Exchange Center rate and the free market rate remains wide. The Currency and Gold Exchange Center is the government's official mechanism for supplying foreign currency to importers and designated economic sectors.
میل سخن · Jul 12, 2026
Free-market dollar edges up about 0.6% to nearly 179,300 tomans on Sunday
The free-market US dollar in Tehran rose about 0.6% (roughly 1,100 tomans) on Sunday, 12 July 2026, to around 179,300 tomans, recovering part of the previous day's decline. On Saturday, 11 July, the dollar had fallen nearly 1.9% to about 178,300 tomans. In the remittance market, the UAE dirham also rose on Sunday to around 40,600 tomans. Market participants cited the climb in official Exchange Center remittance rates and regional tensions around the Strait of Hormuz as factors weighing on the currency market.
فرارو · Jul 12, 2026
Free market dollar falls 1.86 percent to 178,295 tomans on Saturday
Iran's free market US dollar rate fell 3,325 tomans, or 1.86 percent, from the previous day, to 178,295 tomans as of 2:34 pm Tehran time on Saturday, July 11, 2026 (20 Tir 1405). The NIMA linked rate showed a similar pattern, down about 1.84 percent to around 178,320 tomans. According to Tejaratnews, recent moves in Iran's currency and gold markets have largely tracked political risk headlines around US Iran talks over the Strait of Hormuz. Saturday's meeting between Iran's and Oman's foreign ministers in Muscat, and the continuation of diplomatic consultations between Tehran, Washington and Muscat, were cited among the factors behind lower safe haven demand for currency in the domestic market.
فرارو (Fararu) · Jul 11, 2026
Sanctions on Ali Ansari Linked to Collapsed Ayandeh Bank's $5 Billion Debt
New details released alongside the US Treasury's July 10, 2026 sanctions action against Ali Ansari show the designation covers 14 individuals and entities in total and identifies Ansari as the former owner and director of Ayandeh Bank, which was dissolved in October 2025 owing roughly $5 billion. Treasury alleges Ansari fueled the bank's collapse by directing large loans to his own affiliated companies, chiefly Iran Mall International Development Co. Simultaneously, the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License Y, authorizing the wind-down of transactions involving Smart Global Limited, a Saint Kitts and Nevis registered holding company through which part of Ansari's assets were held. The new detail widens the picture of Iran's shadow exchange-house network that Washington sanctioned days earlier.
Investing.com (Reuters) · Jul 11, 2026
Free-Market Dollar Rate in Iran Rises Above 181,000 Tomans
The free-market US dollar rate in Iran rose to roughly 181,620 tomans on Friday, July 10, 2026 (19 Tir 1405), a marked increase from around 178,000 tomans on Monday, July 6 (14 Tir). The rise coincided with renewed escalation in the Iran-US conflict since July 7 and US President Trump's statement that the ceasefire was over. The euro also rose above 207,000 tomans the same day.
اقتصادآنلاین · Jul 11, 2026
Official Exchange Center Dollar Rate Rises to 148,980 Tomans
Iran's Exchange Center for Currency and Gold (Markaz-e Mobadele) raised its official transfer-rate dollar quote to 148,980 tomans on Thursday, July 9, 2026 (18 Tir 1405). The same session saw the euro trade at 207,560 tomans and the UAE dirham at 50,429 tomans. The official rate, used for part of Iran's commercial and administrative transactions, remains well below the free-market dollar rate, which stood at about 181,900 tomans the same day.
روزنا · Jul 11, 2026
US Sanctions Ali Ansari, Financier for Mojtaba Khamenei, and Iran's Shadow Exchange House Network
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Iranian financial facilitator Ali Ansari and a network of Iranian shadow exchange houses on Friday, July 10, 2026, following Iran's resumption of attacks on international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Treasury said Ansari oversees a sprawling network of assets benefiting Iran's leader Mojtaba Khamenei and other regime elites, diverting publicly funded wealth into real estate and commercial holdings in countries including Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, the United Kingdom, Cyprus, and the United Arab Emirates. Treasury also said Ayandeh Bank had racked up billions of dollars in debt by issuing loans backed by the Central Bank of Iran to Ansari's companies. The sanctions were imposed under Executive Orders 13902, 13876, and 13224, building on previous OFAC actions targeting Iran's shadow banking and currency exchange networks.
وزارت خزانهداری آمریکا (U.S. Department of the Treasury) · Jul 10, 2026
Iran's interbank rate eases to 23.83% in the week to July 8
According to Central Bank of Iran data, the average interbank interest rate eased to 23.83% in the week ending Wednesday, July 8, 2026 (17 Tir 1405), down slightly from 23.86% the previous week. According to Taadol newspaper, the marginal decline came even as the central bank kept its open-market acceptance rate below 20% for a second straight week and held accepted bids under 700 trillion tomans. Analysts read the trend as a continuation of the central bank's tight monetary policy to control liquidity, rather than a sign that bank funding shortages have eased.
روزنامه تعادل · Jul 10, 2026
Dollar Holds Steady at 182,000 Tomans in Iran's Free Market on Friday
The US dollar held steady in Iran's free market on Friday, July 10, 2026, unchanged from the previous day at 182,050 tomans (1,820,500 rials). The rate had jumped 1.08 percent, or 1,950 tomans, on Thursday, July 9. The dollar is up 3.64 percent from a week earlier and more than 25 percent over the past six months. The rate held flat on Friday, while the Tehran Stock Exchange was closed for the weekend, as escalating Iran-US military tensions since July 7 have kept demand for dollars and safe-haven assets elevated in the domestic market.
Bonbast · Jul 10, 2026
Central Bank Official: Iran's FX Reserves Grew $4.5 Billion During the War
Per Ecoiran and Eghtesad Online (July 8-9, 2026), a senior currency policy official at Iran's Central Bank said new foreign exchange management measures cut daily FX market demand from about $600 million to under $200 million, allowing the country's FX reserves to grow by $4.5 billion during the war rather than deplete. Priority FX access continues to go to essential goods, medicine and medical equipment, and the Central Bank reiterated it will not return to a multi tier "preferential" exchange rate. Separately, the Central Bank has held its open market repo acceptance rate below 20% for a second consecutive week.
اکوایران · Jul 10, 2026
Dollar Hits 181,500 Tomans in Free Market, a Recent High
The US dollar's free market rate in Tehran reached 181,500 tomans on Thursday, July 9, 2026 (18 Tir), up 1,305 tomans from 180,195 tomans the previous day. According to Donya-e-Eqtesad, the rate is up more than 6,000 tomans from 175,400 tomans recorded on Saturday, July 4 (13 Tir). Currency market analysts attributed the rise mainly to heightened political and security risk from the escalating Iran-US conflict and growing precautionary demand for safe-haven assets.
دنیای اقتصاد · Jul 10, 2026