ifmat - Iran internal disputes bubble just below the surface

Iran’s internal disputes bubble just below the surface

Ruthless political disputes occasionally flare up in Iran, indicating not just a lack of consensus over vital issues affecting the country’s internal and external policies, but also the means of ending such disagreements, which are often brutal ...
ifmat - Iran shifts oil exports to the Gulf of Oman

Iran shifts oil exports to the Gulf of Oman

In a massive strategic shift for its oil exports, Iran is to funnel much of its crude via a new port at Kooh Mobarak in the Gulf of Oman rather than the Persian Gulf.
ifmat - The Iranian Regime Mafias of Wealth

The Iranian Regime Mafias of Wealth

The Iranian regime is being devoured by the twin monsters of poverty and starvation, the reality of the depth of the economic crisis that has afflicted the majority of the Iranian population. While the population lives in ...
ifmat - 80 percent of the people in Iran are below the poverty

80 percent of the people in Iran are below the poverty

Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani on March 2, 2021 claimed that, “When we said that the centrifuges would spin and the wheel of the economy would spin too, we kept our promise and we made nuclear energy uncostly.”
ifmat - Iran budget crisis is far from over

Iran’s budget crisis is far from over

The Iranian government is in crisis after the 2021 budget, which recently passed the parliament following months of resistance, was rejected by the Guardian Council.
ifmat - Iran Zarif sends letter to EU Borrell on JCPOA

Iran’s Zarif sends letter to EU’s Borrell on JCPOA

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has sent a letter to EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell about the latest developments surrounding the 2015 nuclear deal, reiterating that the US ought to honor the accord in full, ...
ifmat - Irans crises are Mullahs fault say state media

Iran’s crises are Mullahs’ fault say state media

The state-run media in Iran is starting to admit that the social and economic crises faced by the population are down to mismanagement by the mullahs and the country is ready to explode in rebellion.
ifmat - Khameneis concern about Irans economic situation

Khamenei’s concern about Iran’s economic situation

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, in a recent televised speech, tried to downplay the country’s current crises. Having previously dismissed the coronavirus crisis, claiming that it was not a big issue, he warned that the situation is ...