Iran executes men for hoarding gold coins amid currency crisis
(WorldNews Iran)

Iran executed two currency traders for allegedly hoarding gold coins and attempting to manipulate prices at a time when the country`s economy is reeling from re-imposed U.S. sanctions following President Donald Trump`s withdrawal from a nuclear deal, authorities said this week. Vahid Mazloumin and Mohammad Esmail Ghasemi were convicted of `spreading corruption on Earth` and making `illegal deals` that destabilized currency markets, state-run IRNA news agency reported late Wednesday. Both men were executed by hanging. Mazloumin, 58, dubbed by...