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...
Iranian Businesses Hit by COVID-19 to Flood Banks with Bounced Checks, Expert Warns
By Roshanak Astaraki
Most Iranian businesses expected a surge in consumer spending before the Iranian New Year on March 20, but suffered massive losses caused by the coronavirus outbreak. As a result, banks will be...
Iran’s Health Ministry Urged to Punish Private Hospitals That Cut Nursing Staff
By Roshanak Astaraki
In a letter to the Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Sciences, Dr. Saeed Namaki, the director of the Nursing Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran (INO), Dr. Mohammad Mirzabeigi, has...
Iran’s Guardian Council Approves New Funding for Qods Force After Soleimani’s Death
By Roshanak Astaraki
On January 7, the Guardian Council fast-tracked into law the emergency-3 “Reciprocal Amendment Bill in Response to the U.S. Designating the IRGC a Terrorist Organization” which the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) had...
Iranians Petition to Demand Justice for Slain Protesters
By Roshanak Astaraki
A petition has been circulating online since early May encouraging Iranians to support the “Justice Campaign” officially launched on April 24 by Manouchehr Bakhtiari, the father of Pooya Bakhtiari, a 26-year-old man...
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...
Iran Protests Escalate After Abadan Tragedy, With Calls for Regime Change
By Roshanak Astaraki
Anti-government protests across Iran have escalated since the start of the Persian New Year in March. Despite a brutal crackdown by the security forces, demonstrators have poured out into the streets of...
Iran’s Electricity Usage Has Surged During COVID-19 Lockdown, Report Says
By Roshanak Astaraki
Iranians have used 53,502 megawatts of electricity since the middle of March, a 12.8 percent increase from the same period last year, the Tehran-based Doniya-e-Eghtesad morning newspaper has reported.
Energy experts believe the...
ANALYSIS: Why Is Iran Experiencing Power Cuts and Gas Shortages?
By Roshanak Astaraki
The director of Iran’s Department of Environment (DoE) Isa Kalantari has said the public must reduce its gas consumption or face frequent power outages.
In comments reported by the Tehran-based Tejarat News on...
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...
