The price of the U.S. dollar in Iran’s free market reached 205,000 tomans on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, while the Emami gold coin traded at 224 million tomans, new record highs that highlight the ongoing collapse of the rial and escalating turbulence across Iran’s financial markets.
According to published rates, the British pound also climbed to 279,000 tomans.
The dollar opened the week at approximately 186,500 tomans before crossing the 200,000-toman threshold for the first time on Sunday. This marks an approximate 10 percent surge in the dollar’s value over just a few days.
Similarly, the Emami gold coin, which traded at around 191 million tomans at the start of the week, jumped by more than 17 percent to reach 224 million tomans.
This sharp rise in foreign currency and gold prices comes just one day after the United States announced a new sanctions package targeting the Islamic Republic. U.S. President Donald Trump previously declared the launch of what he described as the “most crushing economic operation” against Tehran, threatening other nations with economic penalties if they fail to comply.
