Posts Tagged: Iran Economy
Iran Rial Hits Record Low Around 150,000 Against Dollar
Iran rial extended its slide on Wednesday, hitting a record low around 150,000 against the dollar, according to foreign-exchange websites, as the country's economic fortunes...
Trying to Deflect Dissent, Iran Warns of Foreign Meddling
Iran has raised the specter of a US-Saudi effort to destabilize the country by exploiting economic grievances against the backdrop of circumstantial evidence that Washington...
Amid Chinese and Russian Recalcitrance, Can the US Make Iran Sanctions Stick?
Iranian leaders have said that the future of the nuclear agreement (the JCPOA) in the wake of the US withdrawal will depend on the ability of...
The Gulf States: The Weak Link in Sanctions on Iran
The Trump administration and Congress should address a major loophole in the Iran sanctions regime: the robust financial and economic ties between Gulf States and...
Iran’s Minister of Labor Sacked by Parliament
Iran’s minister of cooperatives, labor and social welfare, Ali Rabiei, was sacked by parliament on Wednesday, state media reported, the latest shuffle in top economic...
Iranians Furious at Regime as Economy Teeters on the Brink
JNS.org - Thousands of Iranian citizens have been protesting across the country, including in major cities such as Tehran, Karaj, Shiraz, Mashhad, Isfahan, and Qom,...
Iran MPs Summon Rouhani as US Pressure Squeezes Economy
Iranian lawmakers have given President Hassan Rouhani one month to appear before parliament to answer questions on his government's handling of Iran's economic struggles, state...
With Economy Faltering, Iran Appoints Two New Heads of Key Agencies
Iran's cabinet appointed new heads at two of the government's top economic institutions, as the country grapples with a faltering economy and a sliding currency...
Iran Rial Near Record Lows as Trump Decision on Nuclear Deal Looms
Iran's rial traded near record lows against the dollar in the free market on Tuesday as Iranians tried to buy hard currency, fearing economic turmoil...
Iran Faces Economic Challenges as Its Currency Plunges
The sharp decline in the value of the Iranian currency is causing upheaval in the Iranian economy, and challenging the government and the banking sector....
Iran Threatens to Withdraw From Nuclear Deal if Banks Continue to Stay Away
Iran will withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal if there is no economic benefit and major banks continue to shun the Islamic Republic, its deputy foreign...
Betting on the Wrong Horse? US — and Iranian Hardliners — Spin Anti-Government Protests
For Iranian hardliners, the joker in the pack is what US President Donald Trump decides to do with the 2015 international agreement that put curbs...
Protesters Rally in Iran as Anti-Regime Demonstrations Spread
Demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans in several cities across Iran on Friday, Iranian news agencies and social media reports said, as price protests turned into the...
Iran’s Presidential Candidates Fiddle as the Economy Burns
In the third and last debate before Iran’s May 19 presidential election, all six candidates said that the country's economy was in ruins. “Iran’s economy is headed toward collapse,”...
