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…
Economy
Iran expects to restore oil output within month of US lifting sanctions
Al-Monitor - Iran will quickly scale up its crude oil output if US sanctions are lifted as part of a revived…
Hundreds Of Sanctions Against Iran Likely To Remain Even If Nuclear Deal Revived, Blinken Says
Iranwire - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said hundreds of U.S. sanctions on Tehran likely would remain in place…
Presidential Candidates Blast Iran’s Economic Policies but Offer Few Solutions
Iranwire - Even in the chilliest of pre-election atmospheres, the televised presidential candidates’ debates are usually nominally interesting. But last…
Dispatch from Tehran: Blackouts Leading to Bankruptcy
Iranwire - The present continuous power outages have alarmed Iranian citizens ahead of the start of the energy use-intensive summer…
Iran oil cargo landed on US shores one month after ship seizure, records show
Al-Arabia - A cargo of 1.033 million barrels of Iranian crude oil landed on US shores in March, data from…
Rohani Dismisses Iran’s Central Bank Chief Over Presidential Candidacy
RFL/RE - Iranian President Hassan Rohani has dismissed the head of the country's central bank, Abdolnaser Hemmatti, because he is…
Study: Iran Using Crypto Mining To Evade Sanctions
RFL/RE -Iran is using Bitcoin mining to evade crippling U.S. sanctions on its economy, according to a new study. Blockchain…
Iranian Crypto Traders Following Musk’s Every Move as Arrests and Shutdowns Continue
Iranwire - On Monday, May 17 it emerged that Sina Estavi, CEO of Cryptoland, one of the biggest digital currency exchanges…
Studies: Political Ties and Tax Evasion Go Hand in Hand in Iran
Iranwire - Two recently-published studies in Iran’s quarterly Journal of Tax Research have emphasized the relationship between nepotism, sanctions and…