Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian was heckled during a visit to oil-rich yet underprivileged Khuzestan Province on Thursday, as residents voiced frustration over rising unemployment and other economic concerns.
As Iran's fiscal year draws to an end in March, the government and parliament grapple with the challenge of raising wages in line with an inflation rate of 40% that has pushed millions of workers to poverty.
A vast, dark cloud blankets Tehran. We don't even need to say when: it’s almost all the time, with fewer than ten days of clean air last year.
The top echelons of Iran’s ruling elite appear to remain divided on endorsing international conventions to combat money laundering and terrorism financing, according to a Tehran-based outlet.
As Moscow and Tehran seem determined to push ahead with plans for a gas pipeline linking their countries, critics within Iran argue against the project, warning that it could undercut Iran’s own gas exports.
On Monday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the government was forced to burn mazut, a highly polluting fuel, to prevent interruptions to household gas supplies this year.
The United States announced sanctions on networks involved in shipping Iranian oil to China on Wednesday, two days after President Trump reinstated the so-called maximum pressure policy on Iran from his first term.
Political figures in Tehran are divided over ties with Moscow and Beijing. Some warn that Russia could exploit Iran’s tensions with the US, while others stress the importance of trade ties with both countries.
Shopkeepers in southern Tehran went on strike on Tuesday protesting runaway inflation and the rial’s steep devaluation, according to videos received by Iran International.
Iraq’s oil ministry denied on Monday allegations about purchasing, receiving or re-exporting Iranian crude oil, saying that export operations are subject to strict controls.
Iranians are caught in an economic and environmental catch-22 as a fuel shortage is paradoxically coinciding with an uptick in polluting greenhouse gas emissions which by the government's own admission has killed tens of thousands of people.
Economist Ali Ghanbari has criticized opponents of Iran joining the money laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), accusing them of benefiting from the country's isolation.
To stabilize soaring potato prices, Iran is importing 50,000 tons of the staple vegetable, according to Iran’s deputy agricultural minister.