The Iranian regime is on the brink of collapse, a reality that should serve ... (photo credit: BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS) Iran’s challenges are frequently attributed to its leadership, yet ...

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Iran’s economy has long suffered from incompetent state management, nepotism and rampant corruption. In May 2022, the collapse of a 10-story building in Abadan, causing the death of 43 people ...

Trump has launched a maximum pressure campaign on Iran but has also said he wants to negotiate a nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic.

The strikes were aimed at “gutting the middle of IRGC leadership, designed to get the structure to collapse in on ... killed in a strike on a building adjacent to Iran’s embassy in Damascus ...

Bijan Khajehpour, managing partner at Eurasian Nexus Partners and Al-Monitor columnist, explains how Iran’s economic potential, and the prospects for foreign investment, depend on sanctions relief ...