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Iranian officials advanced several economic initiatives on October 16, including a Vietnamese trade delegation's visit to Tehran, a cooperation memorandum with Eurasian states on free trade, talks between the Iranian and Iraqi central bank governors, and discussions with Georgia's prime minister on bilateral ties. Separately, Iran's parliament speaker mocked US economic forecasts for Iran as American inflation rose to 3.7%, while the Central Bank of Iran's governor said the bank's response to sanctions is curbing inflation and strengthening economic resilience.