By Jubin Katiraie
It was reported on Wednesday that Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had met with a visiting delegation from the Taliban. This was only the latest in a series of high-profile meetings between representatives of Iran’s Shiite theocracy and the Sunni militant group that ruled Afghanistan prior to the US invasion in 2001.
By Pooya Stone
Iranian authorities apparently began reconnecting much of the country’s internet on Friday, one week after the outbreak of anti-government protests that were sparked by the announcement of increases in the price of gas.
By Pooya Stone
The news that has been heavily reflected in the Iranian regime’s media in the past few days indicates the identification and arrest of some youths as leaders of recent unrest and riots in various cities across the country.
By Jubin Katiraie
Sad record since the beginning of the crisis: 380 dead, 17,000 injured people
Iraq is still suffering from the consequences of Iran’s interfere since 2003. Now the country is tilting toward a big change while Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, as the supporter of Iranian benefits in Iraq, is stepping down.
By Pooya Stone
Around two weeks pass from the gas prices hikes in Iran which flamed nationwide protests across the country. As always, the government responded to the people’s rightful grievances with an iron fist. The security forces made a total bloodbath in different cities and towns by killing more than 450 protesters and wounding thousands.
By Jubin Katiraie
In an interview on state-run television on 26 November, Kazem Delkhoush Abateri, a member of the Iranian parliament and the Iranian Parliament Commission on Economy, said that Iran’s oil exports had reached zero, while the government is unable to obtain even 30% of the taxes it is charging people for their income.
By Pooya Stone
Reuters news agency in Iraq reported 28 November that Iraqi forces killed 14 demonstrators after they burned the Iranian consulate building.
By Pooya Stone
Following the rise in gas prices, the Iranian government’s revenue is expected to increase by nearly 74 billion tomans daily. If the daily consumption of gasoline is not less than the current 95 million liters, this amount will be about 27 trillion tomans a year and will reach 9.2 trillion tomans in the 125 remaining days of the Persian calendar year.
By Jubin Katiraie
Back in May, Iranian security officials gathered at a heavily fortified Tehran compound to discuss how to punish the United States for withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and reimpose sanctions that have crippled the Iranian economy.
