According to Reuters, state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday that Iran is studying ways to keep exporting oil and other measures to counter U.S. economic sanctions. Since U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of the nuclear deal, the rial currency has dropped up to 40 percent in value, which has prompted protests by bazaar traders. Speaking after three days of protests, Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the U.S. sanctions were aimed at turning Iranians against their government.