Iran’s oil sector is once again at the center of a familiar contradiction: rising export volumes on the one hand, and ...

Iran’s direct access to the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman gives the country significant potential for a maritime-based economy, a capacity that has long remained underutilized. Yet many of Iran’s ...

Despite recent rainfall and snowfall across much of Iran, water reserves remain critically low, with official figures showing that only 34% of the country’s dam capacity was filled by the end of ...

Venezuela, itself under US sanctions, has engaged in reciprocal energy cooperation with Iran, including swaps of crude oil, condensates, and refinery components. These exchanges reflect a sanctions-to ...

Palimento, an exhibition of more than 40 works by painter and new media artist Behdad Najafi Asadollahi, curated by Roza Matinfar, opened at Nian Gallery on Friday, December 18, and will run for ten ...

Iran’s economy has reached a point where its difficulties can no longer be explained away as the product of temporary shocks or short-term policy mistakes. Chronic inflation, persistently weak or even ...

As Iran grapples with mounting fiscal pressures and the annual challenge of financing cash subsidies, a less visible but increasingly contentious issue has moved to the center of energy policy debates ...

Economic sanctions on Iran are no longer a temporary external shock; they have become embedded in the country’s economic structure, steadily reshaping household welfare. Official data from the ...

Tehran’s stock market posted a stellar autumn performance in Mehr–Azar (September–December 2025), marking one of the strongest seasonal rallies in recent years and restoring equities to the forefront ...

The United Nations Security Council convened a contentious session on Iran’s nuclear program despite objections from China and Russia, underscoring deep divisions among world powers. At the meeting, ...

In today’s Iran, where rising inflation steadily reshapes household budgets, fitness can feel like a luxury few can afford. Gym memberships in northern Tehran’s upscale neighborhoods now consume ...

As Iran approaches the submission of its annual budget bill to parliament, the debate over oil once again dominates fiscal discussions. Despite long-standing policy commitments to reduce dependence on ...