Al-Monitor- Irans former Central Bank head Mahmoud Bahmani, reacting to Iranian-Turkish tycoon Reza Zarrabs recent statementsin a US court,sayshe never met with Zarrab. In his testimony in a New York trial, Zarrab, who was arrested in the United States on March 19, 2016,explained how he helped Iran bypass US sanctions. He saidhe had meetingswith Bahmani ...

Irans economy is recovering from a deep recession and inflation has fallen from historic peaks. Some believe the recession and the 2012 currency crisis were brought about by the sanctions the United States, European Union and United Nations imposed against Iran over its nuclear energy program. The Rouhani administration, however, believes macroeconomic ...

[caption id="attachment_7142" align="alignright" width="155"] An oil tanker, Episkopi, is seen docked next to Iraq's vital al-Basra oil terminal, in Persian Gulf waters, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008. Crude oil prices fell more than $2 a barrel Thursday, April 24, 2008, as the dollar gained strength against the euro. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)[/caption] TEHRAN:...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEICriticalThreats Project Iran AnalystWill Fulton and Iran Intern Amir Toumaj.   Politics Assembly of Experts member Ayatollah Abbas Kabi criticized Sunni extremistsand said, Today, Salafisttakfirisand extremists are considered a major ...

The Central Bank of Iran has announced that the inflation rate for the 12-month period ended in the third Iranian calendar month of Khordad (June 21, 2013) compared to the same period in the previous year hit 35.9 percent, the Mehr News Agency reported. Meanwhile the Statistical Centre of Iran has put the inflation rate for the mentioned period of ...

TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) Irans inflation rate for the 12-month period concluding at the end of the third Iranian calendar month of Khordad (June 21, 2013) hit 32.6 percent, which was a 1.6 percent rise compared to the previous 12-month period, the Mehr News Agency reported on Wednesday, citing data compiled by the Statistical Center of Iran. Earlier ...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEICriticalThreats Project Iran AnalystWill Fulton and Iran Intern Amir Toumaj.   Politics Former Tehran MayorMohammad Bagher Qalibafcriticized opponents who label him as a technocrat andsaid, Some have said to me, 'You are a technocrat....

Todays top stories in Iran includeregistrationof 112 candidates for presidential election until now; former MP announcement on candidacy of Rafsanjani for upcoming election; registration of first female candidate for presidential election; Irans Navy unveiling of indigenous minesweeping system andCBI having no problem for allocating currency to basic ...

Todays top stories in Iran includeregistrationof 58 candidates for presidential election until now; allocating no reference currency to import of drug;protesting of Iranians in objection todesecration of shrine by militants in Syria; starting of seventhcourt session hearing of theKahrizak incident and Ahmadinejad order onrestoring Lake Urmia. As ...

Todays top stories in Iran includeIrans 25thbattle group enteringstraits of Bab-el-Mandeb;Iran's Central Bank Governor predicting exchange rate's decline;26th Tehran International Book Fair hosting book lovers; USD, euro prices rising at Irans forex center;Irans solidarity with Syria under any circumstances and ending fifth court session of Kahrizak ...

Todays top headlines in Iran include Iranian lawmakers plan to impeach labor minister; Head of Irans Judiciary remarks over public hanging of machete attackers; Iranian commander speech on killing of Salam Rushdie and Iran's Central Bank governor claim on reason of dropping rial. Iranian MPs sign motion to impeach labor minister According to ...

Irans Central Bank Governor Mahmoud Bahmani rejected claims of illegal movements of money by a Tehran court, which ruled that he should be dismissed, state- media reported. The withdrawals were legal and had the governments backing, Bahmani said. The matter of withdrawing from bank accounts by the Central Bank was fully in line with the governments ...

Todays top headlines in Iran include appointing Saeed Mortazavi as caretaker of the Social Security Organization; Ahmadinejad speech over bypassing sanctions against Iran; protest of Iranian laborers in front of Majlis and rising the price of USD on Iran's free market. Saeed Mortazavi appointed as caretaker of Social SecurityOrganization According ...

Irannews headlines on Monday include dropping Iran currency; impacts of sanctions on Iranian artists; Iran discovering 14 bl barrelsof crude oil reserves; Iran trying threeformer judges due to death of three detained men in Kahrizakdetention center; Iran and Oman holding joint naval drillin Irans southern territorial waters and fall of South Koreas ...

Jan 22 (Reuters) - The Iranian rial has dropped sharply on the open market since Sunday on speculation the head of the country's central bank could be sacked in a row over his performance that has exposed the country's political faultlines. Reuterscontacted currency traders who offered the rate of 35,400-550 to the dollar on Tuesday morning, little ...

Irans currency fell 8 per cent on Monday amid confusion over the fate of Irans central bank governor. Irans domestic media reported on Monday that the Supreme Audit Court, which oversees government expenditure, had dismissed Mahmoud Bahmani for illegal withdrawal of peoples deposits overnight about one year ago, a charge the central bank has denied....

Todays top headlines in Iran include dismissing Iran's Central Bank governor; The Judiciary Spokesman remarks over Iranian opposition leaders situation; Iran's economy minister statement on price of fuel and opening of comprehensive space observatory in Iran. Irans Supreme Audit Court dismisses Central Bank governor According to Mehr News Agency,...

Todays top headlines in Iran includeIranian MPs plan to investigateIrans Central Bank;Irans Central Bankchief request for retirement;government decision to allocatecredit to low-income people andcutting fuel subsidies for certain types of cars. Iranian MPs to investigate Central Bank over currency crisis According to Fars news agency, 171 Iranian ...

[caption id="attachment_12717" align="alignright" width="300"] Iran's Majlis[/caption] (Reuters) -Iran's parliament voted 171 to 36 to investigate the country's central bank over its response to last year's currency crisis, parliamentary news agency Icana reported. Iranian media also reported on Sunday that Mahmoud Bahmani, Iran's central bank governor,...

Iran's exports have doubled in the past few months, the head of Central Bank of Iran said on Friday. On the contrary, imports have faced a sharp decrease due to the high price of foreign currencies, the IRNA News Agency quoted Mahmoud Bahmani as saying He went on to note that the government has asked Iranian businessmen to increase their trade ...