In one year, between 2020 and 2021, the number of people living in poverty in Iran doubled — a problem authorities have blamed on the sanctions the international community has placed on Iran due ...

This is called the Purchasing Power Parity exchange rate, which several international organizations compute for all countries, including Iran. Unfortunately, many researchers who work on living ...

Poverty is high, the banks are in considerable trouble and ... He says too many players are enriching themselves in Iran. MAZAREI: This is a government that is interested in heavy control of the ...

Three. I would imagine those refineries blew up one day, they got themselves a hell of a domestic problem, because that's going to result in major poverty for the people of Iran. And if they want ...

“Why should we live in such extreme poverty? Why should I be unemployed ... not a single one is under $200 or at least $300,” with only 1% of Iran’s population being able to afford such ...

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Minister Hemmati, who was summoned before the Iranian Parliament to address the country’s economic conditions, acknowledged ...

The parliament has ousted Hemmati in a no-confidence vote almost eight months after President Masoud Pezeshkian appointed his ...

Under Trump's orders, the U.S. has reimposed sanctions aimed at crippling Iran's economy, and their effects are already being felt. As Iran grapples with the fallout, Trump has signaled a willingness ...

Marzieh Mohebi, a lawyer who founded the NGO Sora Women Lawyers Association, which aided incarcerated women and victims of violence and poverty, fled Iran for her safety and now lives in exile in ...