News Today: Iranian Currency Hits Record Low Due to Bolton Appointment, Nuclear Deal Concerns - Hot News

Uncertainty from Washington, DC, due to the Trump administration’s possible withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear Iran deal resulted in a drop of the Iranian rial to a record low on Monday. According to the AFP, the rial “broke through the 50,000-to-the-dollar mark for the first time” against the U.S. dollar in response to President Donald Trump’s appointment of John Bolton as national security advisor and Mike Pompeo as secretary of state and fear that the U.S. might withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as the nuclear deal is officially known. Bolton is considered a harsh critic of the Iranian regime. In January, Bolton spoke of the mass uprisings throughout Iran, which began on December 28, as a “turning point in history.” “I think it’s very clear that these outpourings of popular opinion present a dagger pointed at the heart of its mullah’s regime. They have crossed an important line here,” Bolton added. “I think what the people...