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iranintl – Iran’s economy is facing significant medium-term internal and external risks, the World Bank’s Iran Economic Monitor (IEM) said in its latest report this month. While domestically, “there is a risk of escalating social tensions and strikes in manufacturing,” externally, Iran faces “the possibility of an even weaker global demand for oil, a sharper decline in oil prices, and …

iranintl – Opinion – On August 16, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken released a video address commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Bialystok Ghetto uprising. The secretary’s late stepfather, Samuel Pisar, participated in the revolt, which is marked as one of the most significant acts of Jewish resistance against Nazi Germans. The statement by a somber-looking Blinken referenced Jewish acts of “bravery” …

VOA – Iran’s enrichment of uranium continues based on a framework established by the country’s parliament, nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said Sunday when asked about reports regarding Tehran slowing down its 60% enrichment. “Our nuclear enrichment continues based on the strategic framework law,” Eslami said, referring to a related legislation. Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran had significantly …

VOA – A minibus carrying mountaineers in Iran plunged into a ravine, killing 10 people, state media reported Saturday. The accident occurred Friday near the city of Varzaghan, in East Azerbaijan province, said the provincial emergency services spokesperson, Vahid Shadinia, according to state news agency IRNA. Varzaghan is 669 kilometers (416 miles) northwest of the Iranian capital, Tehran. The minibus …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The Syrian tragedy started with peaceful efforts by a large segment of the population to secure more individual freedoms, a curb on corruption, and better economic opportunities. All the current talk about normalization and reconstruction is a subterfuge to avoid the core geopolitical aspect of this tragedy created by conflicting visions of the future, not only of Syria …