Saturday, May 9, 2026

Inflation in Iran Is Causing Malnutrition and Food Insecurity, Data Shows

By Kayhan Life Staff Statistics indicate that consumption of essential, nutritious foods in Iran has sharply declined amid rising inflation and the erosion of household purchasing power. As a result, a significant portion of the...

ANALYSIS: Why UK Is Imposing Sanctions on Founder of Ayandeh Bank

By Roshanak Astaraki Ayandeh Bank, whose operating license was officially revoked late last month by the Islamic Republic of Iran Central Bank, is now being targeted by the UK government. The UK Foreign Office has...

SPECIAL REPORT – Iran, Russia and the New Zealand Insurer That Kept Their Sanctioned...

https://kayhanlife.com/news/iran/new-zealand-reimposes-sanctions-on-iran-over-nuclear-non-compliance/ By Paul Carsten, Lucy Craymer, Gleb Stolyarov and Anna Hirtenstein AUCKLAND/LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Last Christmas, the tanker Yug cruised out of the Chinese port of Qingdao after offloading 2 million barrels of sanctioned Iranian oil. Near...

FATF Keeps Iran on Blacklist, Citing Unfulfilled Commitments to Reform

By Colleen Goko, Sfundo Parakozov and Anathi Madubela JOHANNESBURG, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Sub-Saharan Africa's largest economies, South Africa and Nigeria, have been removed from a global watchdog's list of countries subject to increased monitoring for illicit...

ANALYSIS: Iran Risks Severe Economic Downturn, Unrest as Renewed UN Sanctions Bite

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Iran's economy is at risk of simultaneous hyperinflation and severe recession, officials and analysts say, as clerical rulers scramble to preserve stability with limited room to manoeuvre after a snapback of U.N. sanctions. ...

ANALYSIS – Turkey’s Gas Shift Threatens Russia and Iran’s Last Big European Market

By Can Sezer ISTANBUL, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Turkey could meet more than half of its gas needs by the end of 2028 by ramping up production and increasing U.S. imports, in a shift that threatens to...

Gold’s Rush to Record Heights Propelled by Global Anxieties, Iran Conflict

By Polina Devitt LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Anxieties over global geopolitical and economic risks are the biggest drivers pushing gold's 53% surge this year to a record over $4,000 an ounce, with analysts seeing little to...

Iranian Parliament Approves Currency Redenomination

DUBAI, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Iran has gained parliamentary approval for a monetary overhaul to remove four zeros from its national currency over the next few years to simplify transactions after years of inflation. Years of inflation...

Iraq Fails to Win US Approval to Import Turkmen Gas via Iran

By Maha El Dahan and Muayad Hameed DUBAI/BAGHDAD, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Iraq's attempt to ease its chronic power shortage with gas from Turkmenistan routed through neighbouring Iran has failed under U.S. pressure, leaving Baghdad scrambling for...

Iran Hopes Gazprom’s Gas Deliveries via Azerbaijan to Start Soon

Aug 25 (Reuters) - Iran hopes supplies of Russian gas via Azerbaijan will begin soon, as almost all issues in negotiations with Gazprom GAZP.MM have been resolved, TASS cited Kazem Jalali, Iran's envoy to Russia, as saying in...