Trading Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies that are mined in foreign countries are now taboo in Iran. Reports from media outlet Iran International have m …
Iran bans trading of crypto not locally mined
Trading Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies that are mined in foreign countries are now taboo in Iran. Reports from media outlet Iran International have m …
Biden administration ‘in a difficult position’ in effort to rejoin Iran nuclear deal
US President Joe Biden promised to move quickly to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. But three years after former president Donald Trump pulled out of the deal, that pledge is proving to be …
Iran’s Zarif Says Onus on U.S. to Revive Nuclear Deal
The United States has expressed its readiness to lift many of its sanctions on Iran at the Vienna nuclear talks but Tehran is demanding more, Iran’s senior negotiator said on Friday. Biden said he …
Iran-backed PMFs are destabilising Iraq’s disputed regions
However, such analysis ignores an important development linked to these incidents: the attempt of Iranian-backed paramilitaries in northern Iraq to consolidate their power in territories disputed …
COVID-stricken Iran to ban local travel ahead of Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr holidays could spark more infections as many may ignore travel bans in absence of hefty penalties.
Saudi Arabia wants to see “verifiable deeds” from talks with Iran, says official
A Saudi foreign ministry official said on Friday that talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran aim to reduce regional tensions, but added it was too early to judge the outcome and Riyadh wanted to see …
Charts of the day: How has Iran been affected by U.S. sanctions?
The country’s GDP growth rate went down to a below zero level in 2012, when Barack Obama tightened the U.S. sanctions. In an executive order, President Obama said he was freezing all Iranian …
Iran reveals COVID-19 data for May 8
So far, more than 16.9 million tests have been conducted in Iran for the diagnosis of coronavirus. A total of 1.54 million people have been vaccinated in Iran so far. About 1.28 million people were …
Iran seems to be attempting to ban foreign-mined cryptocurrencies for payments
In a broader effort to circumvent the effects of sanctions, Iran may be attempting one of the first instances of digital currency protectionism. According to a Tweet from news outlet Iran …