ANALYSIS: How Iran’s Economy is Faring, Forty Years After the Revolution
By Natasha Phillips
FEB 7 - As the Islamic Republic of Iran marks its 40th anniversary, the country finds itself at a crossroads. Four decades of decisions on internal policy and international affairs have led...
Iran Energy Workers Hold Wage Protests as Economy Hit by Economic Mismanagement, Sanctions
DUBAI, June 25 (Reuters) - Thousands of workers in Iran's energy sector have held protests for better wages and working conditions in southern gas fields and some refineries in big cities, according to Iranian news agencies...
Iran Risks Political Backlash by Riding Stock Market Rally
By Parisa Hafezi and Davide Barbuscia
DUBAI, May 14 (Reuters) - Iran is taking advantage of a stock market boom to boost state revenues by selling stakes in state companies, but risks political repercussions if those buying...
Iran to Press South Korea to Release Blocked Funds
DUBAI, June 12 (Reuters) - Iran called on Friday for South Korea to release billions of dollars in funds frozen because of U.S. sanctions.
"South Korea's ban on Iran's use of its central bank resources to buy basic...
Iran’s Rial Hits New Low Against Dollar as Economy Reels
Oct 10 (Reuters) - The Iranian rial fell to a new low against the U.S. dollar on Saturday as the economy reels under pressure from the COVID-19 pandemic and U.S. sanctions.
The dollar was selling for...
Iran’s Rouhani Says National Currency’s Fall Is Temporary – TV
DUBAI, June 23 (Reuters) - A further slump in Iran's rial is "temporary", Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday after the currency sank to its lowest value in decades.
A U.S. dollar was offered for about...
Iran Coronavirus Death Toll up as Official Warns of Autumn Rise in Cases
April 16 (Reuters) - Iran's official coronavirus death toll rose to 4,869 on Thursday but a parliamentary report said the actual number could be much higher and a deputy minister warned the infection could spread...
U.S. Renews Waiver for Iraq to Import Iranian Electricity, Shortens Time
By Humeyra Pamuk
WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - The United States has renewed a waiver for Iraq to continue importing Iranian electricity, a State Department official said on Sunday, but this time for a shorter period...
More Than 700,000 Afghans Leave Iran as Economy Slows
By Tom Miles
GENEVA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - More than 700,000 undocumented Afghans have returned from Iran this year as the Iranian economy tightens, with a knock-on effect on the Afghan economy, according to data from the U.N.'s...
ANALYSIS: Why Is Iran Experiencing Power Cuts and Gas Shortages?
By Roshanak Astaraki
The director of Iran’s Department of Environment (DoE) Isa Kalantari has said the public must reduce its gas consumption or face frequent power outages.
In comments reported by the Tehran-based Tejarat News on...
