Iranian economy

Ayandeh Bank's collapse highlights breakdown of Iran’s financial system - WSJ

Ayandeh Bank, which was run by individuals connected to the Iranian regime, failed after accumulating nearly $5 billion in losses from bad loans.

Iranians walks past a Bank Ayandeh and Parian, on the first anniversary of the nuclear agreement, in the capital Tehran on Jaunary 14, 2017.
Iranians walks past shops in Vali-Asr Square in the Iranian capital Tehran, on the last day of the year on December 31, 2025. Iran's prosecutor general said on December 31, 2025,

Iranian government announces financial relief program as protests continue

Iranians walk past closed shops at Tehran Grand Bazaar amid currency plunge protests.

What could lead to the collapse of Iran's regime, 47 years after the revolution - opinion

(L) An Iranian protester sits on a road, blocking Iranian authorities during a mass protests in Tehran, (R) man standing in front of a convoy of tanks in the Avenue of Eternal Peace in Beijing, China, June 5, 1989.

Is Iran’s Tiananmen moment a sign bazaar protests will topple the regime? - analysis


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

Ahmadinejad launches website and Instagram account in hopeful political comeback

The former Iranian president is making an intense media push as he returns to the public eye.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (left) sits above former president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Iranian vice president under Ahmadinejad jailed for five years

Mohammad Reza Rahimi, who was appointed in 2009 after Ahmadinejad's re-election, was indicted in March in connection with a billion-dollar money laundering and embezzlement scheme.

Mohammad Reza Rahimi makes a "V" sign as he arrives at the Iranian garden in Maroun al-Ras village.

Are EU sanctions against Iran beginning to evaporate?

The first Europe-Iran Forum, which took place on Wednesday and Thursday in London, stated its goal as “preparing post-sanctions investment and trade.”

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton