Afghans return home in record numbers as Iran currency plunges
AFP | Migrant workers squeezed into battered taxis pull into the Four Seasons of Freedom hotel in western Afghanistan, part of a wave of Afghans...
Trump warns world against business with Iran as sanctions return
AFP | US President Donald Trump warned the world Tuesday against doing business with Iran as Washington reimposed "the most biting sanctions ever" on the...
‘My life is being destroyed’: Iranians react to sanctions return
AFP | Many Iranians blame their own government for the return of US sanctions, but they also fear it could be the "final nail in...
European losers in new Iranian sanctions game
AFP | US President Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran and reimpose a raft of...
Can the US make Iran sanctions stick?
James M Dorsey | Recent Iranian trade figures suggest that the United Arab Emirates, a strong backer of US efforts to squeeze Iran economically, could emerge...
Rouhani summoned by Iranian lawmakers to answer their questions as the economy deteriorates
News Analysis |Â Iranian lawmakers have summoned the President Hassan Rouhani to appear before the parliament and answer their concerns about the issues related to...
Iran volatile on eve of US sanctions
AFP | Iranians are hunkering down for the return of US sanctions on Monday with a run on gold and hard currency as they scramble...
The deep state’s long enmity toward Iranians
Jacob G. Hornberger | The U.S. deep state’s hatred of the Iranian people goes back a long way, at least as far back as 1953....
Talking to Rouhani: Is Trump shooting from the hip or following a script?
James M Dorsey | Message to Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Tel Aviv: Not to worry, US President Donald J. Trump has no intention of meeting...
Iran’s currency crisis triggers corruption crackdown
AFP | With its currency plummeting ahead of the reimposition of US sanctions, Iran has responded with dozens of arrests and claims of an enemy...
Trump predicts Iran talks pretty soon
AFP | US President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that talks with arch-foe Iran were imminent, despite silence from the Islamic republic's leaders to his offer...
Iran replaces central bank chief as economy faces crisis
AFP | Iran replaced its central bank chief on Wednesday, local media reported, amid the fallout over banking scandals and the crisis facing the country's...