Iranian City Shops Shut After Strike Call, Judiciary Blames ‘Rioters’
DUBAI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Iranian shops shut their doors in several cities on Monday, following calls for a three-day nationwide general strike from protesters seeking the fall of clerical rulers, with the head of the judiciary...
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...
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...
Iran to Start Accepting Russian Mir Payment Cards Soon -Official
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MOSCOW, July 27 (Reuters) - Iran will soon start accepting payments made with Russia's Mir bank cards, a top official...
Iran Oil Cargo Previously Seized by U.S. Unloads in Syria – Ship Tracker
LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - An Iranian-flagged tanker on Friday delivered an oil shipment to Syria which the United States had previously confiscated around Greece, ending months of uncertainty about the cargo, a ship tracker said.
The seizure...
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 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...
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...
EXCLUSIVE-Attacks on Major Iraqi Gasfield Drive Out U.S. Contractors
By Amina Ismail and Maha El Dahan
ERBIL, Aug 30 (Reuters) - A series of rocket attacks on a gasfield in northern Iraq has sent the U.S. contractors working on its expansion packing, dealing a blow to...
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...
