Iranian lawmakers sent a joint letter to state authorities criticizing
persistent volatility in the foreign-exchange, gold and bullion markets and
urging the Central Bank of Iran and monetary policymakers to provide clearer,
more transparent guidance and a market-management plan. They warned rising
exchange rates are transmitting rapidly into producer and consumer prices — from
raw materials and equipment to medicines, staples, transport, rents and
household spending — and said public purchases of gold and foreign currency
reflect a loss of confidence in the rial, not only war-related shocks,
speculation or market sentiment. Citing their statutory oversight role, MPs said
the central bank must protect the currency, control inflation and stabilise
money and FX markets, and argued domestic factors — rapid liquidity expansion,
banking-sector imbalances, fiscal looseness and an unclear exchange-rate policy
— are key drivers of the recent instability.