‘Tired, Desperate, And Hungry’: Energy-Sector Strikes Put Pressure On Iranian Regime
RFL/RE - “Tired, desperate and hungry” is how an Iranian contract oil worker described himself and his colleagues who in…
Economy
Oil Industry Workers Go on National Strike in Iran
CHRI - For the past week workers at refineries, petrochemical plants and power stations in Iran have been on a national…
Raisi’s economic agenda may depend on Iran nuclear deal
Al-Monitor - Ebrahim Raisi’s election to the Iranian presidency has raised significant concern about the future direction of Iran’s domestic…
Fact Check: Have Iran’s Non-Petroleum Exports Increased by 69 Percent in a Year?
Iranwire - "Iran's non-oil exports in the first quarter of 2021-2022, compared to in the spring of 2020, have increased…
Oil Strikes in Iran: What are the Contract Workers’ Demands?
Iranwire - On June 19, Iranian workers at Farab Company’s Bidkhoon Power Plant project in the southern province of Bushehr…
700 Tehran Oil Refinery workers threatened with dismissal for going on strike
Iran-HRM -Workers at the Tehran Oil Refinery say that following their strike to protest the low level of their earnings,…
Mass Strike Action at Iranian Oil and Gas Plants
Iranwire -Thousands of workers in Iran's oil and gas industries have downed tools in protest over low wages and shoddy…
How Might the Economy Fare Under a “Unified” Iranian State?
Iranwire - "Let the government be unified and fall completely into its own hands, so that it can be held…
Iran’s presidential hopefuls promise big on economy, but can they deliver?
Al-Monitor - With Iranians heading to the polls to elect a new president later this week, tackling economic challenges is…
Who are the Economic Freeloaders Hemmati Complains About?
Iranwire - "Half of Iran's economy does not pay taxes." So says Abdolnasser Hemmati, the main quasi-reformist candidate in Iran’s…