From PressTV, Tehran
Sunday, October 12, 2025
Iran has imposed restrictions on imports of gold into the country amid reports pointing to the dubious trade of Iranian gold reserves to meet government requirements for the return of export proceeds.
The semi-official Tasnim news agency said in a Sunday report that the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) had decided to restrict gold imports "to manage the foreign currency market and control the smuggling of gold from the country."
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It cited a statement from head of Iran's Trade Promotion Organization, Mohammad Ali Dehghan, which showed that Iranian exporters could no longer be able to import gold to pay their hard-currency liabilities to the CBI.
Iran cut its tariffs on gold imports to zero in November 2022 to boost its gold reserves and to facilitate the return of funds held in other countries because of U.S. sanctions.
However, reports published in local media have suggested that some exporters have been transferring gold from Iran to other countries to re-import and sell it in the domestic market to benefit from the difference between official and free-market prices of foreign currency. ...
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