Sanctions help to stoke Iran property boom but bubble feared By Marcus George and Zahra Hosseinian May 8, 20137:18 AM PDTUpdated 11 years ago …
Standard Chartered faces FBI probe over claims it helped firms linked to Iran circumvent sanctions
Britain’s fifth largest bank, which sponsors Liverpool Football Club, has been hit by more allegations that it helped companies linked to Iran.
Russian allies Belarus and Iran agree to boost bilateral defense ties
Belarus and Iran signed have new agreements to boost bilateral ties in areas including defense. Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a package of …
Iran’s GPS system shut down due to drone activity
Hashemi said in a televised statement that “These outages affected the quality of communications and business. ” Iran’s GPS system was shut down on Wednesday due to concerns of drone activity in the …
Iran Construction Market Report 2025: Iranian Construction Sector to Average 3.8% Growth From 2025-2028, Supported by Energy Investments
Iran’s construction industry faces a 0.6% contraction in 2025, impacted by inflation, war, tariffs, political instability, and Rial devaluation. Despite challenges, growth is expected at 3.8% annually …
Dozens of Afghan deportees from Iran killed in bus crash
A traffic accident in western Afghanistan has killed 73 people, including 17 children, most of whom were on a bus carrying Afghan migrants deported from Iran, a Taliban official confirmed to the BBC.
Armenia Hails Iran Ties After US-Backed Peace Declaration With Azerbaijan
Armenia’s premier welcomed Iran’s response to a US-brokered peace declaration with Azerbaijan, pledging to broaden economic ties with the Persian Gulf nation.Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a 17-point declaration this month with US President Donald Trump aimed at ending decades of conflict between the two neighbors over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh,
Why Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Is More Critical Than Ever
Iran’s direct military confrontation with Israel over 12 days in June was the most damaging in the history of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps., killing most of its top echelon and forcing a restructuring of Iran’s strategic decision making.
Russia, Iran discuss purchase of land for Rasht-Astara railway section, work underway on already acquired land – deputy Russian PM
CHOLPON-ATA. Aug 15 (Interfax) – Russia is carrying out survey work for the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway section (part of the North-South international transport corridor) on land plots …
Iran’s Taliban Tightrope
For the short term, Iran will prefer quiet security and intelligence cooperation with the Taliban rather than overt recognition.