Khuzestan Protests Continue as Unpaid Wages Throttle Workers
Iranwire - Protests against unpaid salaries, unfair dismissal and poor working conditions continue in Khuzestan province after renewed anger erupted…
Economy
Iran’s membership in Asian security body won’t solve sanctions problem
Al-Monitor - The recent announcement that Iran would start the process of becoming a full member in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was celebrated in…
Trump Admin Sanctions on Iran Decimated Regime’s Global Trade, Report Says
freebeacon - Trump administration sanctions on Iran decimated the hardline regime's trade with the world's largest economies, knocking it from…
Iran to lift visa restrictions to revive pandemic-hit tourism sector
Al-Monitor - “The spring of tourism [is coming],” wrote the government-run Iran newspaper Sept. 21, reporting on a ceremony in which conservative…
Presidential Study: Use State-Backed ‘Trust Companies’ Overseas to Get Around Oil Sanctions
Iranwire - The Islamic Republic of Iran is experiencing wide-ranging, crippling international sanctions at a time when a significant portion of its…
Iranians worry that their new government is inept
economist - It was fitting that Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s new president, spent the first working day of his government visiting a…
Stagflation in Iran’s Manufacturing Sector Hits Record Heights
Iranwire- The Statistical Center of Iran has reported an increase in Iran’s production inflation rate of 60 percent in the spring of…
US sanctions four Iranians over plot to kidnap New York activist
Al-Monitor - The United States on Friday sanctioned four Iranian intelligence operatives who federal prosecutors say plotted to abduct a…
Iranian Currency Market Ignores Raisi’s Claim of a Coming Reprieve
Iranwire - On August 25, on a day in Iran when the price of the US dollar broke the dreaded…
Record-Breaking Inflation Confronts Raisi’s New Presidency
Iranwire - President Ebrahim Raisi starts his presidency this month as Iran’s inflation rate has exceeded 45 percent – a record over…