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Article on Reuters:

“This week, the first official import order registration worth 10 million dollars was successfully completed using cryptocurrency. By the end of September, the use of cryptocurrencies and smart contracts will be widely used in foreign trade with target countries,” Alireza Peymanpak said.

Iran makes first import order using cryptocurrency - Tasnim
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSS8N2US01L

And here's the article referenced, (in Farsi):

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Here's another Tweet with a bit more info:

President of #Iran's Trade Promotion Organization says the country's first official order registration for imports using cryptocurrencies was done this week with a value of $10 million.

Also promises crypto and smart contracts will start being "widely used" by end of September.

https://twitter.com/MotamediMaziar/status/1556948691830947847
https://nitter.it/MotamediMaziar/status/1556948691830947847

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This article from Reuters (albeit with a different URL) was also later shared in a separate post, here on SN:

Reuters: Iran makes first import order using cryptocurrency
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https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/iran-makes-first-import-order-using-cryptocurrency-tasnim-2022-08-09

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