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After a decade of rapid ascent, Iran’s once-vibrant startup ecosystem has entered a prolonged slowdown. The digital economy, which in the early 2010s placed Iran ahead of several regional peers,…

Hamid Mollazadeh

Iran’s chronic inflation—among the highest and most persistent in the region—has emerged as the defining structural challenge of the national economy. Beyond eroding household purchasing power,…

As Tehran endures its sixth consecutive year of drought, water reserves in the capital have fallen to their lowest levels in six decades, prompting rare warnings from senior officials about…

The global halal economy is fast approaching a value of $8 trillion, yet Iran’s share remains negligible despite its strong production base and Muslim-majority population.

Iran’s economic engine is losing momentum. According to new data from the Statistical Center of Iran, the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 0.4% in the first quarter of the current…

Iran’s inflationary pressures have surged again after a brief period of relative stability earlier this year. The latest figures from the Statistical Center of Iran show that point-to-point…

Iran’s energy sector is facing mounting challenges in meeting the targets set under the Seventh Development Plan, as drought, weak hydropower generation and surging electricity demand strain both…

Iran’s growing reliance on a narrow group of trade partners for essential imports is emerging as a structural vulnerability for its economy.

A new study by the Iranian Parliament’s research arm has assessed the legal, political and especially economic implications of the activation of the “snapback” mechanism, noting that its primary…