Prince Reza Pahlavi says the ongoing protest movement in Iran recognizes and decries the social, political and economic injustices of life under the Islamic Republic.
Authoritarian leaders have a monopoly on power, yet even they need scapegoats.
President Hassan Rouhani and his cabinet members lined up on Wednesday to defend a Convention signed by the littoral states of the Caspian Sea.
Although oil stockpiles are now abundant, some predict much higher oil prices as U.S. sanctions on Iran come into play.
British renewable energy investor Quercus said it will halt the construction of a 500 million euro ($570 million) solar power plant in Iran due to recently imposed U.S. sanctions on Tehran.
Iran’s health ministry spokesman has admitted that the country is currently suffering from shortages of foreign-made medications, but, insisted that “it can be overcome”.
While the leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan did sign an agreement on the legal status of the Caspian Sea, it was clear that some of the same issues that prevented an agreement that suited all five countries remained. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect those of RFE/RL.)
Iran is preparing a contingency budget for the worst-case scenario and under renewed U.S. sanctions
The looming water crisis in Iran is “much more severe” than what has already been predicted. Iran's water can run out sooner than oil.
Amnesty International (AI) has called on Iran to release peaceful protesters following a wave of arrests over demonstrations against the Islamic Republic’s dire economic conditions and its foreign military interventions.
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