By Pooya Stone

When the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad began, with him the dollar price in Iran saw an increase and moved from 800 Tomans for each dollar to 900 Tomans.

By Jubin Katiraie

As we move away from the early days and months of 2020, the meaning of the “year of production leap” announced by the supreme leader Ali Khamenei becomes clearer. He had previously named 2019 the “year of production boom.”

By Pooya Stone

In an interview with the state-run T.V. Channel Two, Dr. Hossein Erfani, the head of Iran’s Health Ministry Disease Management, warned about coronavirus infections among Iranian children. On May 16, he said that skin inflammation, severe fever, and gastrointestinal symptoms are likely to indicate infection with the coronavirus. “Theoretically, the coronavirus is likely to be effective in this issue,” Erfani said.

By Jubin Katiraie

The U.S. sanctioned Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli yesterday for serious human rights abuses against Iranians.

By Jubin Katiraie

Viral epidemiologist Mohammad Reza Mahboub-Far, a member of the Iranian regime’s Coronavirus Taskforce, has spoken out about the mullahs’ concerns over a new social uprising that could spread across the country and see the government overthrown. As the possibility of an uprising emerges, the officials from different factions try to frame one another.  

By Pooya Stone

The Iranian regime, weakened by international sanctions, is incessantly trying to circumvent these sanctions.

By Jubin Katiraie

Iranian regime’s leaders know that they can no longer silence protests among their population. For years now, there has been an upward trend in unrest which has resisted all of the regime’s efforts at suppression.

By Pooya Stone

These days, two pariahs of sorts in international circles —Iran and Venezuela— are scrambling together to withstand against collapse. Both governments suffer from reputation shortage among their citizens and this issue has been become acute with more economic problems and losing their sources of revenue.

By Jubin Katiraie

Senior Iranian officials have been shocked by recent developments in Iraq and are now voicing their concerns publicly. 

By Jubin Katiraie

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani confirmed that the country’s oil exports dropped to 70,000 barrels per day in April, during a Coronavirus Task Force meeting on Saturday, saying that the government will have problems if it relies solely on oil revenues. 

By Pooya Stone

The Kayhan newspaper, affiliated to Iran’s Supreme leader Ali Khamenei, published an article titled “The faction of bad dealing,” attacking the contra faction to the supreme leader and revealing their bad actions.

By Jubin Katiraie

The Iranian people held various protests last week to demand better working and living conditions, even amidst the coronavirus crisis, proving just how important and needed these reforms are.

By Pooya Stone

The Iranian Ministry of Health has been pushed into the spotlight recently because of the coronavirus’ rapid spread in the country, coupled with a severe shortage of drugs and medical equipment.

By Jubin Katiraie

According to information provided by the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Iranian businessmen exported about $1.6 billion in the first month of this year, down 36 percent from the same period last year.

By Pooya Stone

Iran has been torn via numerous environmental and socioeconomic disasters; however, the government insists on squandering the country’s national resources on regional ambitions. In this respect, the ayatollahs pursue to stockpile advanced weapons and vehicles in Syria in addition to destabilizing the shipping security in the Persian Gulf.

By Jubin Katiraie

“The decision-making system speaks warmly of transparency, unaware that it has only mocking this concept.” (State-run daily Ebtekar, 13 May)