Iranian Businesses Lose Tens of Millions After Internet Blackout During Protests
By Roshanak Astaraki
Cybersecurity experts and financial analysts have estimated that a weeklong internet shutdown enforced by the Islamic Republic following a wave of violent nationwide protest over a gasoline price hike, which left more...
Iran Judiciary’s War on Corruption Fuels Factional Rivalries
By Roshanak Astaraki
The Iranian businessman Rasoul Danialzadeh, dubbed by the domestic media as the “Sultan of Steel,” who allegedly fled the country in 2016 after being charged with financial crimes, is back in police...
ANALYSIS: Iranian Government’s Two-Year Non-Oil Budget Is a Fanciful Plan
By Roshanak Astaraki
The Iranian government is to submit its two-year budget proposal for 2020-22 (year starting March 21) to the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) on December 6, Mohammad Bagher Nobakht, the head of the Planning...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Economy Suffers from Government’s Revolutionary Aspirations
By Roshanak Astaraki
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has voiced optimism about the future of the country’s economy, despite a recent report by the Statistic Center of Iran showing the annual inflation rate reaching 42 percent...
Iranian Government Responsible for Missed Trade Opportunities in Iraq, Merchant Says
By Roshanak Astaraki
Many people believed that Iran would play a significant role in rebuilding Iraq after the terrorist group the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIS), also known by its Arabic acronym Daesh,...
Iranians Rush to Buy Properties in Turkey, Official Says
By Roshanak Astaraki
Many Iranians prefer to take vacations in Turkey where the cost of a hotel, food, and clothing are considerably less than in holiday resorts in Iran, according to Massoud Bonabian, the chairman...
Iran Must Explore Trade Opportunities with Neighboring Countries, Experts Say
By Roshanak Astaraki
Iran has exported, respectively, $1.1 billion and $24 billion worth of goods to the 28 member states of the European Union and to 13 neighboring nations plus Egypt in the past year....
Iran and Azerbaijan’s Joint Carmaking Venture Kicks Off
By Roshanak Astaraki
Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan have started the joint production of a new passenger car, “Khazar,” according to Bunyad Huseynov, the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Tehran.
Ambassador Huseynov announced the news on...
EXCLUSIVE: Interview With HIV Sufferer In AIDS-Afflicted Southwestern Iranian Village
By Roshanak Astaraki
Residents of Chenare Mahmudi village, in the southwestern province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, have accused a health care worker at the local medical center of infecting hundreds of people with HIV by...
Iran Lacks Clear Oil Export Strategy, Expert Says
By Roshanak Astaraki
The Iranian government continues to sell the country’s crude oil without having a clear export strategy, Sadegh Mardani, an energy stock market expert, has said.
“Various methods which Iran has been using to...
