Iran’s oil minister resigns as country’s economic crisis worsens
The Guardian Worldنشره المصدر:
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 to the state. Mohsen Paknejad’s departure comes as Iran grapples with a dire economic situation, including inflation running at 85%.