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Has Iran’s Economy Actually Fallen?

Iran's economy turbulence

By Pooya Stone

Today, almost all countries across the globe have managed to overcome their inflation rate issues. In this respect, in 2018, the average global inflation rate was 2.4 percent; however, Iran had been ranked fourth in the world.

Iran Is the First Country to Announce a Second Wave of Coronavirus

Iran coronavirus

By Jubin Katiraie

The head of Iran’s Information Center of the Ministry of Health announced that with the death of 63 other people due to the Coronavirus virus in the last 24 hours, according to official government statistics (noting that these are not the real numbers), the number of coronavirus victims in Iran has reached 8134.

Smuggling Gang Received $36Bn & 80 Tons of Gold by Presidential Order: Iranian MP

Javad Karimi Qoddussi

By Pooya Stone

“By the written order of President Hassan Rouhani to the then Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), $36.1 billion and 80 tons of gold was given to smugglers of goods, forex, and drug,” said the new-elected lawmaker from Mashhad city Javad Karimi Qoddussi in a public session of the Parliament (Majlis) on June 2.

Iran: Drought and Water Shortage Crisis Threatens the Lives of Urban and Rural Residents

Iran water shortage

By Jubin Katiraie

While the need for water for health purposes has doubled with the continuing situation of the coronavirus outbreak in Iran, with the onset of the hot season, the problem of water scarcity in various provinces and cities of Iran has arisen.

Iran’s IKCO Raises Price of Eight Automobiles

Iran Khodro

By Pooya Stone

According to an official familiar with the automobile market in Iran, the Competition Council of the country has set an increase by four-to-48 percent for eight products of the Iran Khodro automaker company (IKCO).

Protests Across Iran on Tuesday

Iran people's protests

By Jubin Katiraie

Nurses across Iran have been holding protests against poor living conditions, despite the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, which shows you how serious the situation is.

Iran Arrests Ethnic Minorities Amid Coronavirus Threat in Prisons

Iran’s regime arrested dozens of Ahwazi citizens from Iran's Arab minority.

By Pooya Stone

Iranian security forces arrested scores of Arabs, including several children, in the oil-rich province of Khuzestan at the end of last month.

Iranian Officials Confess to the Government’s Bleak Situation

Hemmati and Nobakht in the Iranian parliament

By Jubin Katiraie

Abdul Nasser Hemmati, the head of Iran’s Central Bank, and Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, the head of government’s program and budget organization, admitted in speeches in parliament on 2 June that the situation of the clerical establishment is difficult given the international pressure or ‘maximum pressure’, and the regime is internationally isolated.

Iran Regime’s Attempt to Downplay Protester Deaths Could Signal Further Abuses

1,500 people killed during protests in Iran

By Pooya Stone

The mullahs’ desperate attempt to downplay their past abuses could signal that more crimes against humanity are on the horizon, according to the president of the International Committee In Search of Justice (ISJ).

Iran Human Rights Abuses in May

Iran human rights abuse

By Jubin Katiraie

At the end of every month, the Iran Human Rights Monitor (HRM) produces a report into the human rights abuses in Iran over that month and then we produce a summary.