![An Iraqi vendor sells Iranian currency in a street in Najaf on August 14, 2018. - Iraqis in the holy city of Najaf are being hit hard by US sanctions on neighbouring Iran, which have forced cash-strapped pilgrims to stay home. (Photo by Haidar HAMDANI / AFP)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4PAUPEYJG2EAEIOL6Z6QYVNZSA.jpg?smart=true&auth=759cd83bedbaf55f2b9d50c85dd6c0a41c0ca3e617f5fffe231ee7ed13b29305&width=400&height=225)
An Iraqi vendor sells Iranian currency in a street in Najaf. AFP
An Iraqi vendor sells Iranian currency in a street in Najaf. AFP
Iraq religious tourism squeezed by Iran sanctions
Iranian rial has lost half of its value since April
Agence France Presse
16 August, 2018