Al-Monitor -The devaluation of the Iranian rial first gained serious steam back in April, partly due to fears of returning US sanctions. As such, the administration of President Hassan Rouhani on April 10 implemented what it called a rate unification policy in order to prevent further depreciation of the national currency. Market fears were found to be justified when US …

Al-Monitor – Iran was filled with pride and praise for its national soccer team, known as Team Melli, as it raised eyebrows by holding former European champion Portugal to a tie in the World Cup on June 25.

Radiofarda – Protests against rising prices and chaos at foreign exchange rates continued in Tehran on June 26 for the third consecutive day. Protests have also spread to markets in several other Iranian cities, local media reported.

Radiofarada – The US Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Donald Trump’s controversial ban on travelers from five mostly Muslim countries — a big victory for the Republican leader after a tortuous legal battle.

Radiofarda – Iran has detained a journalist who served as an adviser to a prominent opposition leader under house arrest.

Radiofarada – Yesterday’s protest or the high value of the dollar are continuing today. There are protests in the surrounding areas to the Grand Bazaar. According to the the DPA news agency Tehran’s chief prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said that “A large number” of people who took part in a mass protest in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar this week have been …

Radiofarda – High concentration of salt in the water has shut down the industrial and agricultural sectors around the southwestern Iranian city of Abadan and forced some of the residents to emigrate to other cities, an Iranian official says. “In the last month, the situation has become so critical that business activities have been directly affected”, Masoud Khayyatzadeh, the president …

Radiofarad – Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency is reporting that three border guards have been killed in a clash with a “terrorist group” in southeastern Iran.

RFL/RE – President Hassan Rohani has reassured Iranians that his government will offset the economic pressure of upcoming U.S. sanctions, a day after protests fueled by concern over a sharp fall in the value of the country’s currency. In a speech broadcast live on state television on June 26, Rohani said that government revenues had not decreased in recent months, …

RFL/RE – Iranian women have scored another victory as they publicly viewed a World Cup game for only the second time in 40 years, but their team was eliminated from the tournament partly as a result of controversial decisions by referees in a game against Portugal.