Iranian economy

Small-scale protests break out in Iran over cost of living

Retired educators, telecommunications workers, and job seekers also reportedly demonstrated on Sunday in Tehran, Ahvaz, Shush, Kermanshah, Dezful, and Rasht.

Cars burn in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026.
An Iranian woman shops in a local market in Tehran, Iran, April 28, 2026

Iran’s worsening economic crisis raises questions over Tehran’s willingness to compromise

An Aqeeq (agate) ring is pictured next to Iraqi dinar and US dollar banknotes are laid out on a table as members of the Shia Muslim community arrive at a centre in Iraq's southern city of Basra accepting charity donations to aid people affected by the ongoing war in Iran and Lebanon.

Iran's Central Bank chief says regime has enough foreign currency despite US sanctions, blockade

FILE PHOTO: People walk on the beach, with vessels in the Strait of Hormuz visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 22, 2026.

Iranians protesting unfair employment, economy brutalized by security forces, rights group says


Iran's parliament mulls wage hike for teachers holding nationwide strike

Iran has faced nearly continuous protests by workers in the past year over inflation exceeding 40%, high unemployment and mismanagement.

 A salesman counts money in Tajrish Bazaar, Tehran, Iran August 1, 2019

Iranian economy on verge of collapse due to American sanctions, pandemic

COVID-19 deaths continue to climb as Tehran accuses US of trying to starve it into surrender

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wears a protective face mask, during a virtual meeting with lawmakers in Tehran

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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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