Tasnim � Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that the US has hatched new plots to harm Iran�s economy by disrupting the country�s foreign currency market.

One thing that can foil the US plot is activating the country�s production and export sectors, Rouhani said via video links while opening five industrial projects in southeastern Sistan and Balouchistan province.

He added that the government is making all-out efforts to remove the obstacles in the way of production.

He further said that an electronic government would facilitate the administrative processes. �The electronic government is one of the objectives the government will pursue seriously this year and people will see the results in the coming months�.

The Iranian president also said that the government will ramp up pressure on the country�s exporters to return the hard currency they have earned over the past two and a half years to the forex market where prices have soared to highs not seen in decades.

After a brief hiatus, major currencies resumed rallies going back to their bad old ways on Wednesday as Central Bank of Iran�s selected moneychangers demanded higher rates.

The US dollar rose to 224,000 rials in the free market, up approximately 5,000 rials compared to a session earlier to grab 2.3% gain overnight. Euro hiked about 1.5% to 250,000 rials and the UK pound sterling fetched 279,000 rials, up slightly from 276,000 rials the day earlier.