Iran’s Shattered Economy Means Any Success in War May Be Fleeting
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall
DUBAI, April 8 (Reuters) - Iranian authorities see the truce with the United States and Israel as a strategic victory, but they emerge battered and isolated with an economy in tatters, little prospect of rapid...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Hormuz Gamble Ushers In A Tense New Normal For the Persian Gulf...
By Ron Bousso
LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) - The Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have shattered a status quo that prevailed among Middle East oil and gas producers for decades. Even if the current, shaky ceasefire holds, the...
Chinese Ships Halt Attempt to Exit Hormuz Despite Iran Safe Passage Assurances
By Jonathan Saul
LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) / WooGlobe via Reuters Connect
Two Chinese container ships turned backed after trying to exit the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, ship-tracking data showed, despite...
Iranian Workers Face Job Losses, Increasing Poverty
By Roshanak Astaraki
May 1 marked International Workers’ Day, also known as Labor Day in some countries. For Iranian workers, however, the day was far from a celebration of their contributions to the economy and...
Treasury’s Bessent Says Iran Facing Precarious Moment, Economy in Trouble
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Iran's economy is facing high inflation and other challenges, partly due to U.S. sanctions, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday, underscoring Washington's concerns about Tehran cracking down violently...
Iran’s Economic Crisis Hits Women Hardest As They Suffer Mass Layoffs
By Kayhan Life Staff
Women in the workplace in Iran are suffering mass layoffs because of the prolonged internet shutdown in Iran -- now into its third month -- and the ongoing war.
Traditional views about...
Women-Led Home-Based Businesses Devastated by Internet Blackout in Iran
By Kayhan Life Staff
Home-based businesses in Iran engaged in activities such as handicrafts and ecotourism have been devastated by the Internet blackout in force since the Feb. 28 outbreak of the war with the...
Trump Says India Will Buy Oil From Venezuela, Not Iran
By Trevor Hunnicutt
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Jan 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said India will buy Venezuelan oil, as opposed to purchasing oil from Iran.
"We've already made that deal, the concept of the...
Iran’s Food Security At Risk As Producers Face Inflation, Water Shortage
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iran’s agricultural and food sectors are facing an excruciating set of pressures — war disruptions, rising costs, water shortages, and weak economic policies — that are threatening the country’s food security.
Despite...
Iran’s Hormuz ‘Toll Booth’ Set To Hardwire Higher Energy Prices: Bousso
By Ron Bousso
(The opinions expressed here are those of Ron Bousso, a columnist for Reuters.)
LONDON, April 9 (Reuters) - The war that closed the Strait of Hormuz has ended - for now. But Tehran's demand to act...
