
Iran Adopts High-Risk Economic Policies in the Wake of Fresh US Sanctions and COVID- 19

COVID-Infected Iran Poses a Severe Health Risk to Pakistan and Afghanistan

Khamenei is Responsible for Turning COVID-19 Into a National Catastrophe, say Activists; Producing new Centrifuges During the Coronavirus Crisis

Iran Likely to Experience Further Negative Growth in 2020
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The US-Taliban Peace Deal Frustrates Iran in Afghanistan

COVID-19 Widens the Trust Deficit Between the People and the Government

Doors of Holy Shrines in Qom and Mashhad Broken in Protest Against Their Closure; Tehran’s Efforts to Change the Coronavirus Threat into a Monetary Opportunity

Trade between Iran and Afghanistan Remains Steady, Despite US Sanctions

US Sanctions Are Working: Political Participation Is Declining

COVID-19 and Possibilities to Reform the Political System; Mahan’s Flights to China Continue

Impact of COVID-19 on the Economy; IAEA: Iran’s Uranium Stockpile Five Times over the JCPOA’s Limit

The Coronavirus Dilemma: News Blackouts Worsen the Economic Situation in Iran

Iran’s 2020 Parliamentary Elections: A One-sided Contest

“Hardliners” Insist on Victory and Unity After the Iranian Parliamentary Elections

The Spread of the Coronavirus in Iran due to Political Negligence; The Lowest Voter Turnout Rate in the Islamic Republic’s Elections

Only 24 Percent to Take Part in Parliamentary Elections in Tehran; Students Hold Assemblies Against “Show Elections”

Outcome of the Islamic Revolution: A Sick, Anxious, and Hopeless Society; Failed Satellite Launch Costs 2 Million Euros

Iranian Genius Child Migrates to the Netherlands

The Defenders of the Holy Shrines Suppressed Protests in November 2019; Journalists Ordered not to Report on Flights Between Iran and China

Countdown to the Nuclear Breakdown With Iran

The “Reformist” Camp Buttresses the Islamic Republic

Turkey following Iranian model with Libya move

The Role of the Quds Force in Confronting the Syrian People; The Families of the Plane Crash Victims Harassed at the Airport When Leaving Iran

Zarif threatens Iran Will Pull out of the NPT; Economic Institutions Under Khamenei to Enter the Stock Market

Gen. Hajizadeh’s Audacity May Not Cause Harm to Iran’s Proxies in the Short-Run

The Impact of Soleimani’s Killing on Iranian Domestic Politics: The Winners and Losers

Karroubi: Khamenei is not Qualified for Leadership; Reza Pahlavi: Downing the Passenger Plane is a Crime Against Humanity

Iran’s Draft Budget Bill and the Impact of Soleimani’s Killing on Military Spending Trends

Qassem Soleimani’s Killing; The Islamic Republic Ends all Obligations Under the Nuclear Deal; 200 Million Euros More for the Quds Force

The Position of the Iraqi Shiite Marjaya on the Iranian-American Escalation and the Factions of the Popular Mobilization Forces

Repressing Sufism in Iran: Ideological Differences or Concerns About Increasing Popularity?

Iran Desperately Seeking Japanese Help to Ease US Pressure

What Would Future Uprisings in Iran Look Like?

Rouhani: Sanctions cost Iran $200bn; Hook: US maximum pressure campaign to continue in 2020

The Post Sistani and Khamenei Period

The Six European Countries’ Accession to the Financial Mechanism INSTEX: Implications and Future Scenarios

Khamenei Orders to End the Protests and 1500 People were Killed; Reza Pahlavi Calls the Islamic Republic a “Genocidal Regime”

The Islamic Republic Threatens Europe with Reducing its Nuclear Commitments Further; The Budget Bill’s Revenue Sources are ‘Unreal’

Iranian Draft Budget for 2020/2021: False Growth and Upcoming Public Anger

An Increase in the Budget of Religious Institutions; Growth in the Rate of Theft in Iran

Iran’s November 2019 Uprisings: Iranian Society in Transition

What Lies Beneath Shifting the IRIN’s Headquarters to Bandar Abbas

Mir Hossein Mousavi Slams the Islamic Republic for Cracking down on Protests; Iran faces a $12bn Budget Deficit

The Decline in Protests in Iran: Dimensions and Results

Protests in Iran: 143 Dead, 7000 Arrested; Army of Hungry Iranians on the Way, Says an Expert

Iran Mulls Over Quitting the NPT

Gasoline Riots in Iran Expose Deep Political Rifts and Potential Regime Instability
