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ANALYSIS: Iranians Face Severe Economic Hardship As Prices Soar

By Roshanak Astaraki   Since the start of the current Iranian year on March 21, economic conditions in Iran have taken a turn for the worse. While wages have increased by 57 percent in the past two...

Iran Experiences Surge in Suicides Among Soldiers and Nurses

By Roshanak Astaraki Despite the publicly voiced concerns of healthcare professionals, physicians, and social workers, there has ben an alarming increase in the number of suicides in Iran in recent years, successive governments have failed...

Iran’s Government Appoints New Central Bank Chief

DUBAI, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Iran on Thursday appointed Mohammad Reza Farzin as head of the central bank, state news agency IRNA said. Farzin has been the CEO of Bank Melli Iran since last year. He was also chairman...

Iran’s Economic Crisis Will Spark Massive Protests, Expert Says

By Kayhan Life Staff Chronic mismanagement of Iran’s domestic and foreign policy by successive governments, and the failure of the current President Ebrahim Raisi and his cabinet to strike a new nuclear deal with the...

After Oil: What Iran May Look Like in a Post-fossil-Fuel Future

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Iran’s Oil Minister Hospitalized After Heart Attack

By Kayhan Life Staff Iran’s Minister of Petroleum, Javad Owji, was hospitalized after a heart attack on Dec. 5, the Tehran-Based Borna news agency reported. He was attending a meeting on the government’s 2022-23 budget when...

Iran Central Bank Governor Blames Protests for Currency’s Fall

DUBAI, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Iran's central bank governor on Saturday partly blamed recent anti-government unrest for the fall of the Iranian currency to record lows, while authorities detained a prominent actress who had voiced...

Iran’s Oil Industry Workers Stage New Wave of Protests Over Compensation

By Kayhan Life Staff The Iranian Council for Organizing Protests by Oil Industry Contract Workers said field workers and office personnel on permanent contracts in 30 operational sites and administrative offices protested over pay and...

Iranian Currency Slides to New Low Amid Unrest, Isolation

DUBAI, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Iran's troubled currency fell to a new low against the U.S. dollar on Saturday amid continued unrest and the country's increasing isolation in the face of Western criticism of its security...

Islamic Republic’s Labour Minister Resigns Amid Protests Against Soaring Living Costs

June 14 (Reuters) - Iran's labour minister resigned on Tuesday amid daily nationwide protests by pensioners, merchants and workers against soaring living costs. While it was not clear if Hojatollah Abdolmaleki’s resignation was directly related to the...