Iran halts petrochemical exports to supply domestic market
Iran has halted exports of all petrochemical products until further notice to prevent shortages of raw materials and stabilize the domestic market, state-linked media reported.
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US blockade enters murky phase as tankers spoof signals and buyers hesitate
The US naval blockade of Iran is entering an opaque phase, with early signs of impact emerging through both buyer hesitation and deceptive shipping practices, rather than direct naval confrontations.
US tightens financial squeeze on Iran, warns banks over oil money flows
The US Treasury has warned banks in the Middle East and East Asia to halt Iran-linked transactions or face potential sanctions, signaling a stepped-up enforcement push targeting the financial networks that move Tehran’s oil revenues.
War damage amounts to $3,000 per Iranian, with blockade set to add to losses
War damage to Iran’s economy has reached $270 billion in 40 days, equivalent to roughly $3,000 per person, according to official figures, with losses expected to grow as trade disruptions deepen under a US blockade of Iranian ports.
Iran petrochemical workers face layoffs as industrial crisis deepens
Iran faces a wave of layoffs in its petrochemical sector and widespread factory closures as a deepening economic crisis and internet shutdowns paralyze businesses, according to reports sent by residents to Iran International.
Drug shortages, price surge hit patients across Iran
Iranians face a severe shortage of essential medicines and a spike in prices, according to reports sent by citizens to Iran International, as the country struggles with a deepening healthcare crisis.
Iran-US ceasefire nudges sidelined Arab states toward Israel, expert says
Arab states hit hardest by Iran’s strikes may be emerging from the US-Iran ceasefire feeling sidelined, a shift that could push them closer to Israel as they rethink who can truly guarantee their security, Middle East scholar Dalia Ziada told Eye for Iran.
What the US naval blockade would mean for Iran’s economy
The US naval blockade of Iran, which started on Monday, could rapidly cripple the country’s economy, cutting off most of its trade, halting oil exports and triggering inflation and currency pressure within days.
Worst outcome is Islamic Republic’s survival, ex-CIA official says
As a fragile ceasefire holds between the United States and Iran, former CIA analyst and former National Security Council director Ken Pollack is warning that the greatest risk may be a war that ends with the Islamic Republic still intact.
US terminates green cards of 3 Iranians tied to Islamic Republic
The United States revoked the permanent resident status of three Iranian nationals with ties to the Islamic Republic and placed them in immigration custody, the State Department said on Saturday.
A truce for the world, a reckoning for Iran’s economy
The ceasefire in the US-Israeli war on Iran eased global oil markets and may finally reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But for Iran, the truce exposes an economic crisis the war had temporarily masked, with weaker fundamentals and fewer tools to respond.
Islamic Republic loyalists protest ceasefire, attack negotiation push
Pro-government groups protested a ceasefire with the United States and planned negotiations, accusing officials of betraying the leadership and demanding continued confrontation, according to videos circulating on social media.
Islamic Republic marks Khamenei 40th day with burial still unclear
Fortieth-day ceremonies for Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei began on Thursday during a fragile two-week ceasefire with the United States and Israel, as authorities continued to withhold clear information about his burial 40 days after his killing.
Costa Rica designates IRGC, 3 Iran-backed groups as terror organizations
Costa Rica designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, in a move that also blacklisted three other Iran-backed groups in the region.
France gets two citizens back from Iran as questions linger over swap terms
Iran has released French nationals Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris after more than three and a half years in detention, closing one chapter of a case Paris has long held up as emblematic of what it calls Iran’s practice of detaining foreign nationals on politicized grounds.
Iran refuses to return body of executed teen protester to family
Iranian security forces have still not returned the body of 18-year-old protester Amirhossein Hatami to his family, four days after his execution, in what informed sources described as further pressure on relatives already reeling from his death.
UAE crackdown could hit Iran’s wider shadow network, experts say
The UAE’s recent arrest of IRGC-linked money changers could expand into a broader crackdown on Iran’s shadow financial network, experts said on this week's episode of Eye for Iran podcast.
Iran child recruitment amounts to war crime, Amnesty says
Amnesty International said on Thursday that Iran’s recruitment of children as young as 12 for roles linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps amounts to a war crime.
Drug shortages push essential medicines in Iran to record prices
Residents told Iran International that severe shortages and soaring prices for key medicines, including insulin and blood thinners, have persisted over the past month, with some insulin brands reaching seventy million rials (≈$46.7).
Goldman Paris under police watch after bomb threat linked to Iran group
The Paris offices of Goldman Sachs were placed under police surveillance after a bomb threat believed to be linked to an Iranian group, Le Parisien reported.
Acclaimed filmmaker Jafar Panahi returns to Iran
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has returned to Iran, informed sources told Iran International, after traveling abroad for an international awards campaign.
Dubai crackdown hits Iran’s economic lifeline, squeezes IRGC networks
The arrest of dozens of IRGC-linked money changers in the United Arab Emirates is one of the most serious blows yet to Tehran’s sanctions-evasion network, laying bare how heavily the Islamic Republic has depended on Dubai as an economic lifeline.