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Iranwire – The Economist has published a chart showing that in February, Iran’s currency had lost 94 percent of its value against the US dollar over the past decade. The rial plummeted to an all-time low of around 580,000 to the dollar that month, leaving it 55 percent weaker than a year before, the British weekly newspaper said in an Instagram …

Iranwire – Iran is an important player in the world energy market, both for its vast oil and natural gas reserves and for its significant energy consumption. But US sanctions over Iran’s nuclear program have crippled the country’s energy production and exports in recent years. While Iran’s stagnating infrastructure and inability to sell freely to world markets has left it …

Iranwire – Jailed Iranian journalists Nilofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi have won the 2023 Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism for their “steadfast commitment to producing courageous journalism about issues in Iran affecting women, including the September 2022 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.” The winners were chosen by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism’s class of 2023 …

Iranwire – The recent publication by six exiled Iranian opposition figures of a joint “Charter of Solidarity and Alliance for Freedom” has led to a major negative reaction from the main Kurdish parties opposed to the Islamic Republic. The document, dubbed the “Mahsa Charter,” sets out proposals for the establishment of a “free and democratic Iran” after the Islamic Republic …

Iranwire – During his speech marking Nowruz, the Persian New Year, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei expressed dissatisfaction with the Iranian government’s economic policies. In the March 21 televised address, he identified excessive state ownership as “perhaps the most significant weakness of the economy.” At the age of 84, the man who has the final say on all important matters of …