Iranian president acknowledges for first time economy hurting over plunging oil prices
Iran's hard-line president has acknowledged publicly for the first time that his country's economy is taking a severe beating from tumbling oil prices, a damaging admission by a leader whose popularity is eroding ahead of a tough re-election battle next year. Oil prices have plunged more than 60 percent since July as a faltering global economy dampens demand. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that will force the government of the world's fourth-largest oil exporter to make painful spending cuts,... Full Story
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