Iraq has taken a powerful step by adding Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthi movement (Ansarallah) to its terrorism-finance blacklist. This move, published in the country’s Official Gazette on …
Iraq to correct asset-freeze list that included Hezbollah and Houthis, citing publication error
By Jana Choukeir BAGHDAD, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Iraq will correct a list of groups whose funding it has frozen, the state news agency reported on Thursday, after Iran-backed Hezbollah and the Houthis were …
After June war with Israel, Iranians seek portable wealth as hedge against falling currency
When it comes to financial security for Iran’s jittery public after the 12-day war with Israel, all that glitters is gold — and for many, it remains the most trusted hedge against inflation, sanctions …
How an Oil Pipeline Battle Shows the US Gaining Sway in Iraq
Fired by an Iranian-backed militia group within Iraq, likely in retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites weeks earlier, one struck the Sarsang field operated by HKN Energy, a company owned …
Iran’s rial plunges to record low as dollar breaks 1.2mn mark
By bnm Tehran bureau Iran’s national currency plunged to a new record low on December 3 as mounting uncertainty over the country’s foreign-exchange reserves and policy direction fuelled renewed market …
US turns tables on Iran with new attack drones
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Iran’s currency falls to a new low as nuclear sanctions squeeze its ailing economy
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s rial currency fell Wednesday to a new low of 1.2 million to a U.S. dollar as nuclear sanctions squeeze Tehran’s ailing economy. Traders offered the new exchange rate as attempts …
Iran and Russia reinforce cooperation to combat money laundering and terrorist financing
Iran and Russia have taken important steps to strengthen their cooperation against money laundering and terrorist financing. Kazem Jalali, Iran’s ambassador to Russia, met with Yury Chikhanchin, head …
Once silenced by authorities, Iran’s Olivia Newton-John reveals her ‘sinful voice’ at 75
Googoosh admits her star has not yet dimmed, not even in her 70s. “For 21 years they closed the bottle, and all of a sudden, the bottle is opened and [out] I popped!” Googoosh says with her signature …
Iran captures fuel tanker on key shipping route
Although Iran reported the ship was registered in Eswatini, the African nation—a small landlocked country in southern Africa—quickly rejected any connection to the vessel. Shi …