Iran Economy

Some Protesters Succeed In Iran

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 05.25.2011

TEHRAN, Iran — Protests by merchants in Tehran's main bazaar forced authorities to back off of plans to increase taxes on their businesses, Iran...

31 Years of Embarrassing a Civilization

Ali Delforoush | Posted 05.25.2011

Ali Delforoush

I am an Iranian forced to leave his country and like millions of others I have had enough of this regime bringing disgrace and humiliation to a proud land and its people.

Iran's Economic Vulnerabilities

Daniel Wagner | Posted 05.25.2011

Daniel Wagner

The impact of Iran's economic plight on the nuclear negotiation process is likely to be severe. As the government reckons with its unfolding economic reality, its inclination will be to reject any meaningful nuclear oversight.

Iran's Economy Forces Women To Hawk Trinkets On Subways

GlobalPost | Iran GlobalPost Correspondant | Posted 05.25.2011

TEHRAN, Iran -- The train stops at Tehran's 7-Tir station. Doors open and a rush of female passengers elbow their way inside the woman-only wagon. On ...

The Many Crises of Iranian Youth

Navtej Dhillon | Posted 05.25.2011

Navtej Dhillon

The dissension in Iran's polity emanates from a growing gap between the promises and the dim reality facing its young citizens. The current political turmoil marks the breakdown of an intergenerational bargain.

Ahmadinejad Tears Into Rivals On Eve Of Election (SLIDESHOW)

AP | ANNA JOHNSON | Posted 05.25.2011

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's hard-line president took a final shot at his rivals Wednesday during his last public pre-election rally, accusing them of ...

Iran Election: 'Marriage Crisis' Threatens Ahmadinejad's Rule

Time.com | Posted 05.25.2011

My friends Farhad and Mahnaz are the quintessential Iranian couple. They are both engineers with a shared passion for hiking and movies and have been ...

Iran Discovers 7 New Oil Fields: State Media

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Iran is reporting huge new discoveries of oil that contain "billions" of barrels of reserves, state radio quoted the managing director of the country'...

Iran Presidential Election: Key Issues Will Be Economy, Ties With West

Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 05.25.2011

TEHRAN, Dec 12 (IPS) - The main issue in Iran's June 2009 presidential election is certain to be the country's economic woes, but both candidates will...

Iran's President Concedes Economy Hurting Over Oil

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 05.25.2011

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's hard-line president has acknowledged publicly for the first time that his country's economy is taking a severe beating fro...

Iranian Economists Denounce Ahmadinejad's Economic Policies, Contradict Recent Official Statements

LA Times | Borzou Daragahi | Posted 05.25.2011

A group of 60 Iranian economists Sunday condemned the economic policies of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and contradicted recent boasts by Tehran lead...