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As sanctions bite, Iranians invest big in Georgia

Wall Street Journal: Economic sanctions against Iran have made it increasingly hard for Iranians to do business abroad. But Iranian businessmen are flocking...

Economy not for donkeys as crisis tops Iran voter concerns

Bloomberg: Decades after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini dismissed it as an asinine matter following the Islamic Revolution in 1979, fixing the worst economy...

Iran bazaar and clergy influence wanes after 1979

AFP: Iran's powerful bazaar merchants and Shiite clergy spearheaded the 1979 Islamic revolution, but their role on the country's political scene has...

Bankrupt Iran ‘plans drastic taxes to keep afloat’

AFP: Iran is bankrupt and the regime is mulling drastic measures to keep the economy afloat, an official from an opposition movement said...

Iran’s crude exports rise as China port blockages ease, IEA says

Bloomberg: Iran exported 66 percent more crude oil in May than in April, helped by an increase in purchases by China after congestion...

Iran’s sanction woes continue: shut out of Costco

Wall Street Journal: Economic sanctions have been working to strangle the Iranian economy, and now, the country's diplomats and overseas businesses are being...

Lawmakers in new drive to slash Iran’s oil sales to a trickle

Reuters: U.S. lawmakers are embarking this summer on a campaign to deal a deeper blow to Iran's diminishing oil exports, and while they...

Sanctions push Iran’s oil exports to lowest in decades

Reuters: Western sanctions drove Iran's crude exports to the lowest in decades in May, according to industry sources and tanker-tracking data, even...

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How Do the Children of Iranian Regime Officials Manage Smuggled Wealth?

Sky News published a report on April 19 about the children of Iran's ruling elites, who are known as...

The Collapse of Livelihoods in Tehran; Housing Rent Has ‌Become a Nightmare

An examination of rental listings in Tehran’s Districts 4 and 5 shows that the average asking rates in April...

Iran’s ‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Marks 117th Week

On Tuesday, April 21, the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign entered its 117th week. On this occasion, prisoners participating...

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The Pahlavi Restoration: A Legacy of Torture and Revisionism

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Iran’s ‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Marks 117th Week

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