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Category: Economy
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What Are People in Iran Saying About the Prospect of War?
Iran is suspended between war and prolonged uncertainty, drifting from fear into numb exhaustion as everyday talk swings between hope, rage, and the fading…
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The IRGC: State Terrorism at the Heart of the Islamic Republic
The EU’s designation of the IRGC as a terrorist organization recasts the Islamic Republic as a system sustained by organized violence—and opens new legal…
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The Myth of Nuclear Deterrence: How Iran’s Nuclear Dream Became a Crisis Countdown
As Iran confronts existential pressure, this essay calls the bomb a fantasy: without a great-power patron or legitimacy, nuclear ambition accelerates crisis instead of…
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Islamic Republic 2025: Solomon’s Palace and a Corpse Leaning on a Staff
In 2025, economic breakdown and war shattered the Islamic Republic’s core claim—security—leaving a regime that looks intact yet hollow, like a corpse propped up…
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Rial Crash to Campus Revolt: Iran’s Protests Spread from Tehran’s Markets Nationwide
A post-war currency shock sparked bazaar shutdowns in Tehran, then spread through cities and universities, becoming a broader confrontation over inequality, repression, and life.…
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The New Year Budget: Increase for State Broadcasting, Rising Funds for Propaganda and Religious Bodies
Iran’s new budget increases funding for state media and ideological institutions as inflation deepens, highlighting a widening gap between official spending priorities and everyday…
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Workers March in Asaluyeh, the Beating Heart of Iran’s Energy Economy
For 18 weeks, precarious South Pars workers in Asaluyeh have marched against broken promises—exposing how Iran’s “energy heart” runs on exploited labour at the…
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The Plunder of Bisotoun Forest: Killing Trees and Paving the Way for Real-Estate Speculation
How a 50-year-old forest beside the Bisotoun World Heritage site is deliberately run down, logged and primed for real-estate speculation — exposing a deeper…
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Rent, Kleptocracy and the Turf Mafia: How Stadium Grass Became a Licence to Steal
Iran’s “turf mafia” uses opaque stadium contracts, inflated costs and engineered turf failures to delay renovations, displace clubs and convert football infrastructure into a…
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Breathless Cities: Toxic Air as a National Crisis
Iran’s lethal air pollution is a nationwide crisis driven by dirty fuels, weak enforcement and sanctions, imposing a hidden economic tax and deepening social…
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Reducing Fuel Subsidies in Iran: Economic Necessity or Political Instrument?
The removal of energy subsidies around the world is used as a tool for development, social justice, and a transition to clean energy. In…
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The Health System in Poor Condition: Insurance Deductions, Overdue Debts, and Endless Shifts
Iran’s healthcare workers face unpaid wages, arbitrary deductions, staff shortages, and endless shifts, alongside rising suicides and mental distress, while union-style organising is blocked…