Abazar Barari
Opinion
Editorial
The defining feature of today’s economic environment is not simply uncertainty, but the speed at which conditions can change. Policymakers are no longer dealing with trends…
Mohammad Javad Bannazadeh, Investment Analyst
Iran's economy is at a breaking point. After recovering to $404 billion in 2023, the IMF now projects a sharp 6.1 percent contraction in 2026,…
By Ali Hashemifara
Jalil Alizadeh
Geopolitics is now measured in nanometers. At customs checkpoints, governments are no longer searching only for weapons or military components. Increasingly, they are trying…
Mahdi Feiz, Financial Analyst
Editorial
Reza Ghiabi
Economic analysis usually deals with two familiar states: growth or recession. Iran’s current condition, however, fits neither category. What is increasingly observable is…
Editorial
Recent unrest in Iran triggered by sharp and repeated currency swings is a reminder that economic instability rarely exists in isolation. Exchange rate volatility may have…
Editorial
Iran’s proposed budget for fiscal year 1405 ((March 2026–March 2027) marks a notable departure from the expansionary and inflation-prone frameworks that have long…
Editorial
Hamid Mollazadeh
Editorial
Editorial
Amir Sameni
More than four years have passed since Iran and China signed their 25-year Comprehensive Cooperation Program in early 2021—an agreement whose roots go back to the JCPOA (2015…
Hamid Mollazadeh
As winter approaches in Iran, the country finds itself confronting a familiar and increasingly urgent dilemma: soaring household demand for natural gas and a supply system…
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan
Mohammad Hashemi
Iran faces one of its most pressing environmental challenges: a rapid decline in water resources. Decades of overuse, insufficient planning, and unsustainable water…
Ruhollah Eslami
Pouya Jabal Ameli
Kamran Karami
Mehrab Kiarsi
Hesam Jaladati
Amirmohammad Galavani
Valiollah Seif
