Budget Ploughs Six Times More Into ‘Public Order and Security’ Than Water
Iranwire - The Raisi administration’s 2022-23 budget bill has allocated more than 54.8 trillion tomans (US$13bn) to “maintaining public order…
Economy
Iran, Iraq, Egypt rely on Ukraine for sunflower oil
Al-Monitor - Middle Eastern sunflower oil imports could soon be affected by the Russian attack on Ukraine. Ukraine was the largest…
Raisi says Iran’s gas production strong despite US sanctions
Al-Monitor - Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said his country is ready to serve as a regional safe route for natural…
Iran ranks 170th among 177 countries on the Economic Freedom Index
Iran-HRM - In a new report, the American Heritage Foundation, a U.S. institution, reported a 4.8-step drop in Iran’s economic…
Radio Farda Exposé On IRGC Corruption, Infighting Raises Ire Of Iranian Authorities
RFL/RE - A leaked audio recording in which two former senior officials of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) discuss…
Iran’s Professional Athletes: From Victory on the Mat to Rural Wheat Fields
Iranwire - A few days ago, Saeed Morad Abdevali, a world wrestling champion, announced he was currently spending his time cultivating wheat. He…
Plumbers, Hairdressers and Electricians Join the High Number of People Leaving Iran
Iranwire - The number of people emigrating from Iran has reached alarming levels, putting an even greater strain on the…
People Can’t Even Afford to Buy Socks for Father’s Day
Iranwire - Iranians are so strapped for cash and badly affected by Iran’s soaring inflation and high unemployment rates that they are…
Iranian Think-Tank Raises Alarm Over ‘Debt Trap’ Chinese Contracts
Iranwire - The Iran-China 25-year cooperation deal has made headlines over the past few years, sparking public anger in Iran…
Iran’s IRGC confirms leaked audio of former head discussing corruption
Al-Monitor -Ramazan Sharif, the spokesperson for the media department of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), addressed the leak of an audio…