Qatar’s structurally import-dependent economy and stable demand profile present a significant, yet underutilized, opportunity for Iran’s non-oil exports.
With annual imports estimated…
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Hamid Mollazadeh
Whenever tensions flare between Iran and the United States, global energy markets shift their focus to a narrow but critical waterway: the Strait of Hormuz.
Even under a hypothetical scenario in which all external sanctions on Iran are lifted overnight and direct US or European restrictions on financial and trade transactions are removed, a rapid…
Iran’s industrial sector is showing mounting signs of distress as business expectations deteriorate and production dynamics weaken.
Neda Vahidi
In early February, the Iranian government announced a policy allowing women to receive motorcycle licenses, a step long resisted by conservative factions.
Vahid Nowbahar, senior banking advisor
The authorization to establish neo insurance companies in the non-life insurance sector represents a structural turning point in the…
Limited transparency in trade statistics is constraining policy agility and private-sector decision-making in Iran, raising costs and weakening the country’s ability to respond to external shocks…
Ali Ghasemi, financial analyst
Following recent remarks by the head of Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization about the possible listing of the National Iranian Oil Company…
Hamid Mollazadeh
Iran’s draft budget for the next fiscal year may be built on oil revenue projections that are roughly 20% more optimistic than market realities, according to a new report by…
M.A. Mokarrami
The second round of renewed nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States will take place Tuesday in Geneva. Early signals suggest that the most consequential…
Iran’s continued presence on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) blacklist reflects a familiar pattern in its financial diplomacy: incremental technical progress offset by incomplete…
Although Iran’s national average rainfall in the current water year (September 23, 2025 to September 22, 2026) has been roughly double that of the previous year, this does not mean water…
Women’s employment has emerged as the clearest casualty of Iran’s deteriorating labor market in autumn 1404 (autumn 2025).
The latest labor force survey shows not only rising…
Widespread internet disruptions in Iran over the past month have done more than interrupt casual entertainment. They have exposed the structural fragility of the country’s digital ecosystem and…
Economic governance is the invisible backbone of any economy. While it does not directly appear in headline figures such as growth, inflation or investment, it shapes the direction, stability and…
Economic forecasts made before the unrest of Dey 1404 (January 2026) and the subsequent nationwide internet shutdown had already pointed to negative growth prospects for Iran in the Iranian year…
Iran’s labor market is undergoing a quiet but consequential transformation. According to a recent report by the Majlis Research Center, rising job instability has become a defining feature of…
In an already strained global trade environment, Iran’s external commerce faces a fresh layer of complexity as Washington moves to extend its “maximum pressure” strategy beyond sanctions to…
Technology has become a decisive factor in the survival and competitiveness of modern industries. While Iran has invested heavily over past decades in expanding industrial capacity and many…
Despite visible fluctuations in Iran’s headline inflation over the past two years, core inflation indicators suggest that underlying price pressures remain firmly entrenched across the economy.…
Iran’s electricity industry has undergone significant quantitative expansion over the past four decades, according to officials from the country’s power sector, even as the industry continues to…
Hamid Mollazadeh
The US recent authorization allowing India to resume crude imports from Venezuela has sparked speculation that Washington may attempt a similar maneuver to curb China’s…
In recent years, “diaspora” has moved beyond a sociological concept to become a strategic variable in economic development and governance. For many countries, migrant communities are no longer…
Despite being a resource-rich economy, Iran is facing a deepening wage–cost mismatch that has eroded the living standards of millions of employed households.
As domestic demand weakens across Iran’s industrial sector, exporting is no longer a strategic choice but an economic necessity for many producers. A sharp decline in household purchasing power,…
