Iran’s Inflation Rate Topped 48% in December
VOA - Iran's statistics agency reported last month that inflation in December hit 48.5% compared to the same time a…
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Iran central bank governor resigns amid currency crisis
Al-Monitor - The Iranian government named a new governor for the country's central bank, and arrested 96 currency brokers in…
Iranian Currency Weakens Further Amid Protests, Rumor That Nuclear Deal Is ‘Dead’
RFL/RE - Iran's national currency, the rial, fell to a record low against the U.S. dollar as unrest triggered by the death…
Iran central bank governor blames anti-govt protests for currency’s fall
Al-Arabia - Iran’s central bank governor on Saturday partly blamed recent anti-government unrest for the fall of the Iranian currency…
Iran Oil Workers Protest For Higher Wages, Against Repression
Iranwire - Iranian oil workers have protested at several production sites in the south of the country demanding higher wages…
Iranian Currency Slides To New Low Amid Unrest, Isolation
Iranwire - Iran's troubled currency fell to a new low against the U.S. dollar on December 10 amid continued unrest…
Three Days On The Protest Frontline In Tehran Pars
Iranwire - Day 1- “Today we went to Tehran Pars (eds: a city in Greater Tehran). We got there at…
US sanctions Turkish businessman over IRGC oil sales
Al-Monitor - The US Treasury Department on Thursday designated a network led by Turkish businessman Sitki Ayan, which it accused…
Iran businesses on strike despite legal threats
Al-Monitor — Activists reported sweeping strikes in two-thirds of Iranian provinces on Tuesday, the second day of a civil disobedience campaign against…
“We’re Going To Overthrow You”! Iranian Cities Rocked By Protests And Strikes
Iranwire - Protesters seeking the downfall of Iran’s clerical regime took to the streets of dozens of cities on December…