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iranintl – Despite a recent surge in oil exports, Iran is grappling with a large budget deficit partly due to inadequate oil income, raising questions about its real earnings. Davoud Manzour, the head of Planning and Budget Organization (PBO), revealed on October 22 that the 7-month budget has only been realized by 70%, largely due to the unrealistic oil income estimates. …

iranintl – Four decades of propaganda by the Islamic Republic to garner support for its anti-Israeli campaign seems to have backfired as many Iranians want defeat for Hamas. This heightened interest in the war’s developments is driven by growing concerns about the potential for an escalation that could entangle Iran in a deadly conflict with Israel, and potentially even involve …

Iranwire – For over a decade, residents of the Iranian plateau, an arid and semi-arid region, have faced alarming developments concerning their most precious natural resource: water.  The dry region has been grappling with a myriad of water-related issues, including shortages, groundwater depletion, land subsidence, and the desiccation of vital lakes and marshes, such as Urmia, Hamoon, Bakhtegan, and Arjan. …

Iranwire – The Revolutionary Court of central Arak city has sentenced Hamidreza Najafi, an entrepreneur and civil activist, to over four years of a suspended prison sentence, IranWire reports.  Najafi, who was apprehended in Arak on September 17, coinciding with the anniversary of nationwide protests in Iran, was released on bail pending the issuance of the verdict.  He faced charges in …

Iranwire – After the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the beginning of his rule, Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic, twice announced that he had written his last will and testament. The second time, in front of television cameras and in the presence of the heads of the three branches of government and the prime minister, he handed identical copies …