Wednesday, October 17, 2018

You say tomAYto...

Interesting effect of America's sanctions against Iran - the riyal (Iranian currency) has plunged in value, making things more expensive for Iranians, but cheaper for other countries.  Iraq has seized the opportunity to buy up Iranian tomatoes, with the result that there is now a serious tomato shortage in Iran.  Given that tomatoes form the basis of most Middle Eastern cuisine, this is being felt most acutely and shops are even running short of tomato paste.  Don't know whether this is what Trump intended...

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