... currency. The thinking behind this is that the difference between the official exchange rate (42,000 rials to the dollar) and the actual exchange rate (around 90,000 rials to the dollar) leads to corruption and abuse.
Yulia Sveshnikova:
Ousting the JCPOA
Hassan Rouhani has responded to the accusations made against him by announcing that his administration has no plans to resign. Ironically, the reformist president has found his biggest supporter in a man traditionally considered to be a symbol of the ...
... the U.S. (which were later supported by a number of other countries) introduced unilateral sanctions against Iran.
On Dey 22 (January 12, 2018), U.S. President Donald Trump said his country would withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran unless the document were revised to eliminate what he believed to be substantial shortcomings.
These developments certainly pose a challenge to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his government. The question arises as to whether the Iranian protests have anything to do with Trump's statements.
The difficult and controversial talks on Iran's nuclear programme have been going on for around 15 years, ever since ...
... Jewish lobbies, the role of anti-Iranian groups like the People’s Mujahedin of Iran and/or the role of diplomacy of financial reward and bribery given by Saudi Arabia.
Aleksandr Aksenenok, Omar Mahmood:
Russia – GCC Relations After the Signing of the JCPOA with Iran
In March, less than two months before Iran's presidential elections, Rouhani paid an official visit to Moscow. Vladimir Putin was among the first leaders to congratulate Hassan Rouhani on his victory. Can we expect an increase in political cooperation between Russia and Iran?
The relations between Iran and Russia are seen as a strategic issue under various governments since 1989. After the message of Imam Khomeini was ...
