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IRAN: Unemployment rate has risen by 1.5% in the second quarter of 2016

Iran’s Center for Statistics states that unemployment is roughly 25% among young people; an increase of 2.5% in the past year. The Iranian Minister...

British Airways will fly to Iran, despite the country’s human rights abuse

London, 3 September - The UK airline company British Airways have resumed regular flights to Iran, despite warnings from the Foreign Office, Metro reports. British Airways...

Rouhani’s Labour Minister: Iran government cannot solve problem of unemployment and retirement fund deficits

Iran Focus London, 19 Jun – Addressing members of Iran’s parliament last week, Ali Rabiee, Minister of Labour in Hassan Rouhani’s government warned about...

Leading site of Iranian oil production is subject to massive closures

Roughly 60 percent of industrial and manufacturing units have been closed in Gachsaran, southwestern Iran; putting the majority of their employees out of work....

Iran: Unprecedented stagnation

Iran Focus Tehran, 19 May - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani is encouraging foreign investors to return to Iran. Rouhani's government claims that it has...

12 Iranian banks have gone bankrupt – economist

Iran Focus London, 5 May – Twelve Iranian banks have gone bankrupt. The claim comes from the state-affiliated ILNA news agency that quoted a...

Iran’s struggling economy faces more challenges

Iran Focus London, 3 May - The extent of Iran’s crisis-ridden economy was further reveal this week. Government officials announced via state media that...

Iran’s economy continues to struggle

Iran Focus Tehran, 23 Apr - Iran’s economy is set to receive a boost as economic sanctions are lifted. Following the agreement with the...

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U.S. Sanctions Cryptocurrency Exchange Network Linked to Iran’s regime

The United States sanctioned a cryptocurrency exchange network in the United Arab Emirates for allegedly assisting the Islamic Revolutionary...

Iran’s Regime Fabricates Cases Against Teachers and Their Resistance to Authoritarian Rule

The Iranian regime's campaign to suppress teachers has continued following the January 2026 protests. Through arrests, imprisonment, and harsh...

Iran’s Housing Crisis Pushes People Toward Informal Settlements and Homelessness

The state-run Rokna news website published remarks by Iraj Rahbar, head of the Tehran Association of Mass Home Builders,...

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The Pressure of Growing Cost of Living on Iranian Families

The livelihood challenges facing the Iranian people have forced...

Triple-Digit Inflation Pushes Iran’s Lower and Middle Classes to Breaking Point

The state-run Economy24 website, citing the latest inflation data...

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