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The Disappearance of Iran’s Middle Class, Its Assimilation Into the Lower Classes

By Jubin Katiraie In conventional sociology, the middle class is said to be the engine of progress and development. One of...

Iran and the Crisis of ‘Serial Suicides’

By Jubin Katiraie The suicide rate among Iran’s deprived people in 2019 and 2020 has risen so sharply that the state-run Jahan Sanat daily on...

High Prices for Essential Exacerbate Social Problems in Iran

By Pooya Stone Essential goods are in short supply in Iran, which means that the cost of items has risen dramatically in the past...

Female Workers at Iran Garbage Site Denied Wages

By Jubin Katiraie The majority of the 120 workers at the Safireh garbage-sorting site in Ahvaz are female heads of household, risking injury and disease...

Iran: Children Who Make Ends Meet Through Searching Garbage

By Jubin Katiraie The situation of child laborers in Iran, especially those who search through garbage bins and landfill dumps, is too painful. ...

A Package Full of Misery for the Iranian Economy

By Pooya Stone The Center for the Research of Iran’s Parliament has recently presented a horrific picture of the state of the broken economy...

Iran War Vet Sets Himself on Fire in Protest Against Iranian Foundation

By Jubin Katiraie A war veteran lit himself on fire on Monday in protest to not receiving the loan he requested from the Foundation of...

Iran – Silent Increase in the Price of Fruit, Sweets, Chocolate, and Train Tickets

By Jubin Katiraie According to a survey by Iran’s Parliamentary Research Center, the poverty line for a four-person household in Tehran has risen from 2.5...

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Iran’s Regime Very Close to Producing Nuclear Bombs, IAEA Director Warns

Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told Germany's state-run network ARD television network in...

Iranian Women’s Resistance: Beyond the Veil of Hijab Enforcement

These days streets and alleys of Iran are witnessing the harassment and persecution of women by police patrols under...

Fabricated Statistics in Iran’s Economy

While Iranian regime President Ebrahim Raisi and the government's economic team accuse critics of ignorance and fabricating statistics, Farshad...

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Photos: Protests in Iran after ‘rigged’ elections – 4

Iran FocusTehran, Iran, Jun. 14 – Iranians...

Rouhani pledges end to bickering with Iran parliament

Reuters: Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani pledged to cooperate ...