Posts Tagged: Iran Economy
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Arrest About 100 Protest Leaders, Regime Says
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have arrested about 100 leaders of protests that erupted last week over gasoline price rises, Gholamhossein Esmaili, spokesman for Iran's judiciary, said on...
Iran Begins Reconnecting Internet After Shutdown Over Protests
Iran on Thursday began restoring internet access in the capital Tehran and a number of provinces, news agencies and residents said, after a five-day-long nationwide shutdown...
Top US Jewish Group Urges World to Back Iranian People in Protests Against ‘Vicious’ Tehran Regime
A top US Jewish group has called on the international community to back the Iranian people amid the unrest that has shaken the Islamic Republic...
More Than 100 Protesters Killed in Iran During Latest Unrest: Amnesty International
Amnesty International said on Tuesday that more than 100 protesters had been killed in 21 cities in Iran during unrest that broke out over a rise in...
Iran’s Guards Warn Protesters of ‘Decisive’ Action if Unrest Continues
Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards warned anti-government protesters on Monday of "decisive" action if unrest over gasoline price hikes do not cease, state media said, in...
Sanctions-Hit Iran Props Up Economy With Bartering, Secret Deals
Washington's policy of applying "maximum pressure" on Iran with wide-ranging sanctions has shredded the country's oil revenues, sent its economy into recession and devalued its...
US Sanctions Iran’s Central Bank, Fund After Saudi Oil Attack
The United States on Friday imposed another round of sanctions on Tehran, including on Iran's central bank and a development fund, following last week's attacks on...
US Treasury Warns Anyone Fueling Iran Tankers Risks Being Blacklisted
The US Treasury Department on Thursday warned that anyone around the world who helps fuel Iranian vessels blacklisted by Washington runs the risk of being designated...
Iran Warns EU Over Nuclear Commitments as Deadline for Further Steps Looms
Iran said on Monday it would further reduce its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal if European parties failed to shield Tehran's economy from sanctions...
Brazil Court Orders Petrobras to Refuel Iran Grain Vessels
Brazil's top court on Thursday ordered state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA to refuel two Iranian grain vessels stranded on the Brazilian coast due to...
Trump Imposes New US Sanctions on Iran, Targeting Ayatollah Khamenei
US President Donald Trump targeted Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials with new US sanctions on Monday, looking for a fresh blow to Iran's...
World Bank: Iran to Feel Worse Recession as US Sanctions Squeeze Economy
JNS.org - Iran will likely undergo a worse recession amid US sanctions against Tehran, projected the World Bank in a report published on Wednesday. The country’s...
IMF Official: Iran’s Economy Expected to Shrink, Inflation Could Reach 40 Percent
JNS.org - For the second consecutive year, Iran’s economy is expected to shrink as inflation could reach as high as 40 percent, reported Reuters on Monday, citing an...
Turkey Looking at New Trade Mechanisms With Iran to Avoid US Sanctions
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday Turkey is looking into establishing new trade mechanisms with Iran, like the INSTEX system set up by European countries to...
