The idea was originally proposed by Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Seyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, Fars reported.

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Iranian Ambassador Seyed Nehdi Babizedeh confirmed Iran had opened accounts in Indian banks to process the payments in Indian currency.

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Interpol has confirmed that the passports, which their owners reported stolen, were used by two Iranian citizens, 29-year-old Seyed Mohammed Reza Delavar and 18-year-old Pouria Nourmohammadi.

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