Iranian armed forces have strengthened air defenses in key regions, and "if Israel takes any action, Iran will deal a hard blow to it proportionately" with greater intensity compared to the Israeli action, al-Hosseini said. Meanwhile, Hassan Beheshtipour, a Tehran-based international affairs analy...
"If Israel takes further actions against Iran, Tehran's response would be more decisive and crushing, and on a larger scale compared to the previous retaliatory attack," Sanaei-Rad added. As Israel escalates its operations in Lebanon, both regional and global observers are preparing for a new ...
Salami then compared the US policy in those countries with Israel’s war against Hamas. “The more they equip, the more nails they put in their coffin,” he said, accusing Israel of fighting against civilians and harming hospitals. The reality is that it is Iran-backed Hamas that purposely ...
The GFP report also adds that in terms of potential military strength, Iran is both superior to and has an upper hand compared to Israel and countries such as Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Iran's military budget, one-third of that of countries in West Asia Studies show that these mentioned co...
spending in Iran over 2023. We forecast real household spending in Iran to grow by 1.9% y-o-y in 2023, a slight acceleration compared to the estimated 1.7% y-o-y growth in 2022. We expect this will improve further in 2024, where real household spending will grow further to 2.0% y-...
Zoroastrians faced discrimination and were forced to pay the jizya, a tax levied on non-Muslims. They also encountered higher taxes on their business activities compared to Muslim businesses. Jews and Zoroastrians were generally not treated fairly, as their status was viewed unfavorably in Islamic...
The only direct impact thus far has been a predictable hike in the value of foreign currencies compared to Iran's. The ensuing rise in some commodity prices has brought back long lines for gas, but those are familiar in the heavily-sanctioned nation. ...
"The Iranian rial dropped to a historic low compared with the dollar on Wednesday, as former President Donald Trump was elected the 47th U.S. president, the Associated Press reported. “The rial… UANI Congratulates President Donald J. Trump on His Re-election (New York, NY) – United Ag...
Compared to Old Persian, it has simpler grammar and substantial Arabic vocabulary adopted following the Arabic conquest in the 7th century. Iran and Islam In 330 BC, the Achaemenid Empire was defeated by the Macedonian conqueror Alexander the Great. Following Alexander's death in 323 BC, one of...
Iran's nuclear program has drawn warnings from both Israel and the U.S. that it won't allow Tehran to obtain a bomb, signalling military action against the program could happen. But just last week, Trump sent a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, seeking a new nuclear...