Dozens of merchant ships stuck off Iran as payment snags bite - sources

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Iran is expected to import 5.5 million tonnes of wheat in 2022/23 season (July/June), down from 8.0 million in the prior season but still well above normal levels, based on U.S. Department of Agriculture data.
52% :Food security is a priority for Iran and the need for imports has increased because of a drought which has hit domestic food production for two seasons in a row.
40% : Food is exempt from the West's sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, but the impact of the sanctions on Iran's financial system have created complex and erratic payment arrangements with international companies.
40% :Iran has been rocked by months of unrest, in which demonstrators from all walks of life have called for the fall of Tehran's ruling theocracy, and has posed one of the biggest challenges to the Shi'ite-ruled Islamic Republic since its 1979 revolution.

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