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US President Donald Trump began a Persian Gulf tour in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, emphasizing economic deals over regional security and skipping Israel.
Summary
US President Donald Trump began a Persian Gulf tour in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, emphasizing economic deals over regional security and skipping Israel.
Iran's Energy Crisis
Iran to shield industry from blackouts at public's expense amid discontent
As Iran grapples with a worsening electricity crisis, the government has resolved to prioritize power supply to industries, sacrificing residential comfort and daily public services in a bid to avert economic collapse.
Iranian military front company masked identity to sell oil, documents show
A Tehran-based company working on behalf of the Iranian military has spawned a network of shell companies to sell sanctioned Iranian oil to Asia and did business with a Netherlands-based firm that was aware of its government ties.
Iran’s president says Supreme Leader sets terms for US talks
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said any indirect negotiations with the United States will proceed in full coordination with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and reaffirmed that Iran will not retreat from its core principles.
Iran warns nuclear talks could stall if US demands go beyond weapons
Iran warned that nuclear talks with the United States could collapse if Washington insists on what Tehran called “excessive demands,” as negotiators from both sides gathered in Oman for a fourth round of indirect discussions.
Iran's Nuclear Program
Iran’s nuclear chief says atomic industry is non-negotiable
Iran’s nuclear chief said that the country’s nuclear industry will not be subject to any form of negotiation or compromise, describing it as a pillar of national power.
Mideast Crisis
Trump u-turn on Houthis driven by billions of dollars in financial losses - NYT
US President Donald Trump made a u-turn on his campaign against the Iran-backed Houthi militia after huge financial losses and American casualties became impossible to justify, according to the New York Times.
Economy
Iran's economy is sensitive to Trump headlines but its problems run deeper
Commentator in Tehran are warning that Iran’s economy has become to dependent on news from Washington, with markets reacting sharply even to personnel changes in the US president’s inner circle.
Iran to slash four zeros from currency in 2025, chief banker says
Iran will implement a long-delayed redenomination of its national currency this year, Central Bank Governor Mohammad Reza Farzin said on Monday, reviving a plan to strike four zeros from the rial and formally replace it with the toman in a bid to simplify transactions.
Iran issues first Caspian Sea drilling order in three decades
Iran has issued its first drilling order in the Caspian Sea in nearly 30 years, aiming to revive long-stalled exploration in the region, Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said on Friday.
Much ado about nothing: Iran's gas deal with Russia faces long odds
A gas deal inked last month between Moscow and Tehran to transfer vast Russian volumes by pipeline via Azerbaijan faces the same logistical and financial obstacles that have sunk decades of energy deals between them before.
Iran Protests
Iran sentences another political prisoner to death
Iranian political prisoner Ehsan Faridi has been sentenced to death on charges of “spreading corruption on earth,” a ruling quietly issued months ago but only recently made public, according to information obtained by Iran International.
India-Pakistan Conflict
Indian TV personality’s slur against Araghchi angers Iran
Famous Indian TV host and former army officer Gaurav Arya sparked a brief diplomatic stir between Tehran and New Delhi and drew widespread reactions on social media after calling Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi a “son of a pig” on air.
Domestic Politics
Iran's mercurial ex-security boss gatecrashes US talks with his media arm
Nearly two years after stepping down as the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Shamkhani appears determined to maintain influence over Tehran’s evolving nuclear diplomacy.
Iran absent from Russia's Victory Day Parade despite aiding Putin's war
Iranian drones have fueled Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine as the two powers have drawn closer but the Islamic Republic's leaders were absent from the 80th anniversary Victory Day military parade in Moscow, drawing some criticism in Tehran.
Iranians of all stripes fume at chance Trump might rebrand Persian Gulf
The mere possibility that US President Donald Trump may rename the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf has outraged both supporters and opponents of the Islamic Republic.
Iran Sanctions
US sanctions Chinese refinery, operators for handling Iranian oil
The United States on Tuesday imposed fresh sanctions on another Chinese refinery and multiple logistics firms for facilitating the sale and shipment of Iranian oil, expanding its efforts to squeeze Tehran’s revenues.
Eye for Iran Podcast
Shock Houthi-US truce deals latest whiplash in bumpy Iran diplomacy
The surprise ceasefire between the United States and Yemen's Houthis this week underscored the unpredictability of diplomacy over Iran's nuclear talks as they head for crunch time over the weekend, experts told the Eye for Iran podcast.
Iran: deal or no deal?
In Case You Missed It
Online gun market thrives in Iran despite harsh new law
Despite a new law targeting the illegal arms trade, Iran’s underground gun market continues to thrive on encrypted Telegram channels where vendors openly offer firearms ranging from pistols to Kalashnikov rifles.
How the Taliban rape and terrorize women in custody
Tehran Insider
Flames of port blast are out but we're burning inside
Another disaster, more Iranians killed, no one held accountable, the media gagged: the port blast on Iran’s Persian Gulf coast was news and not news at the same time.
No deal for us: how Iran–US talks affect ordinary Iranians
I’ve grown the habit of checking the dollar exchange rate every few hours, even though I sold all that I had a few months ago—or perhaps because I sold all that I had a few months ago.
