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Iran vows crackdown if merchants strike over cuts in subsidies

Bloomberg: Iran’s government vowed a crackdown against merchants in the nation’s bazaars, an economic force whose 1979 shutdowns helped to topple the monarchy, if...

U.A.E. cuts off ties to Iran banks

Wall Street Journal: Banks in the United Arab Emirates have curtailed financial dealings with a handful of Iranian banks blacklisted by the U.S. Treasury,...

Iran gasoline capacity to keep growing -report

Reuters: Iran is expanding one of its main refineries as part of a drive to rapidly increase gasoline production capacity, a refinery official said,...

After currency crash, more worries for Iranian economy

Washington Post: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government, already faced with growing opposition from competing political forces within Iran, is confronting new pressure brought on by...

Rial rebounds against dollar in sanctions-hit Iran

AFP: Iran's rial rebounded against the dollar on Tuesday as banks in the Islamic republic offloaded the greenback to curb the local currency's recent...

Iran’s rial stays fragile despite central bank move

Reuters: Iran's currency, the rial, defied central bank attempts to revive its value on Sunday, remaining weak after falling 13 percent against the dollar...

Statoil eyes exit from Iran by 2012 or earlier

Reuters: Norwegian energy group Statoil said on Friday it would conclude work in Iran by 2012 at the latest and is now only providing...

US hits Iranian energy firm with sanctions

AP: The Obama administration on Thursday slapped sanctions on a Swiss-based Iranian company involved in Iran's oil and gas sector and claimed success in...

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Iranian Political Prisoners Mark 61st Anniversary of PMOI Resistance

As the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) approaches the 61st anniversary of its founding on September 6, a...

Iran’s Rial in Freefall, Putting Strain on People’s Livelihoods

The U.S. dollar exchange rate in Iran's free market has surpassed 2.8 million rials, while the official rate remains...

Iran’s Regime Rejects Retrial Request by Protester Sentenced to Death

On Wednesday, September 2, human rights media outlets reported the continued detention and interrogation of opponents of Iran's regime,...

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Price of Cement in Iran Rises 90% in Six Months

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Iran’s Medicine Procurement and Production Faces Crisis and Liquidity Shortage

The procurement of medicine in Iran has become a...

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