Iranian economy

Women seemingly forced to sell hair to survive in Iran, following Armenian smuggling attempt

Many Iranian activists have speculated that the hair came from some of the protesters killed during the January demonstrations, but hair smuggling was already a problem in Iran.

 An Iranian woman walks on a street amid the implementation of the new hijab surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023
 US President Donald Trump seen over an illustrative image of American-Iranian ties (illustrative)

Iran demands frozen assets be released in initial phase of deal with US, leading to stalemate

Iranian Americans and supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran take part in a march passing in front of the U.S Department of Labor building with a banner with the image of U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington, DC, US, May 16, 2026.

Iran-US negotiations stalling around nuclear program, financial relief, mediators say - report

GIRLS ATOP a corrugated tin roof on May 17, 2026 along the Strait of Hormuz in, on Qeshm Island, Iran.

Mojtaba Khamenei pushes for baby boom as regime braces for incoming population crisis


It is time for Iran to be set free from its Islamic Revolution

Iran can move from totalitarian regime to modern, commercial nation.

A woman displays a "Free Iran" sticker as thousands of Iranian opponents in exile stage a protest against the Teheran regime. Paris, France, February 8, 2019

US bars Iranians from trade and investment visas

Iranians are no longer eligible for such visas, the service said.

Iranian pro-government protesters burn an U.S. flag as they attend a demonstration in Tehran, Iran

Rouhani warns pressure on Iran will cause global insecurity

The president added that the Islamic Republic had "chosen the right path" in reducing commitments to the nuclear deal and that Iran's patience "has a limit."

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani meets with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Aug. 21, 2019

Bolton calls Iran anniversary '40 years of failure'

John Bolton bashed the Iranian government for "terrorizing your own people" in a response to the Islamic republic's 40th anniversary celebrations.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L) and John Bolton (R)

Tested on all fronts, Iran's Rouhani may struggle on reforms

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 22, 2016

Iran destroys 100,000 satellite dishes in morality-driven crackdown

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Hot July, oil on fire

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Iran says it will let Google in if it accepts cultural rules

"We are not opposed to any of the entities operating in global markets who want to offer services in Iran."

Khamenei on a computer screen

Ahmadinejad launches website and Instagram account in hopeful political comeback

The former Iranian president is making an intense media push as he returns to the public eye.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (left) sits above former president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Iranian vice president under Ahmadinejad jailed for five years

Mohammad Reza Rahimi, who was appointed in 2009 after Ahmadinejad's re-election, was indicted in March in connection with a billion-dollar money laundering and embezzlement scheme.

Mohammad Reza Rahimi makes a "V" sign as he arrives at the Iranian garden in Maroun al-Ras village.