Afghanistan Urges India to Scale up Trade, Expand Use of Iran’s Chabahar Port
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar
KABUL, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban government urged India on Thursday to scale up trade and open cargo hubs in its territory, as it strengthens ties with New Delhi and seeks alternatives...
ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic Is Set to Post Major Budget Deficit in 2026-27
By Roshanak Astaraki
As work begins on next year’s budget bill, a looming deficit in the 2026–27 fiscal year has become a central concern. For years, successive governments of the Islamic Republic of Iran have...
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...
Top US Sanctions Official to Travel to Middle East, Europe to Discuss ‘Maximum Pressure’...
By Daphne Psaledakis
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department's top sanctions official will travel to the Middle East and Europe on Friday, according to a statement seen by Reuters, as President Donald Trump's administration seeks...
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.
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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...
