Iran’s protests stem from more than hijab politics, but rather caused by a deep economic collapse

The reformists tried to use the protests as a means of pressure and bargaining against the regime to regain their former role in the country's politics, but they failed to achieve their goal.

Since water transfer projects in Karun proceed, and the management of water resources is based on lobbies and ethnic interests, the hydro-politics of Khuzestan has gotten increasingly complicated.

In Afghanistan, there are crucial mineral deposits, and the estimated value of those are 3 trillion dollars.

Income distribution and poverty indicators have severely worsened in the last three years, especially in the rural areas in Iran.

Khamenei emphasized the significance of the sovereignty of the people and also introduced an ideal president model in his speech on the occasion of Nowruz.

While the minimum wage in Iran is about 2 million tomans, the average monthly cost of the laborers’ livelihood basket has reached about 10 million tomans.

The public discourse is powerful and it is the place where leaders in the Caracas and Tehran can criticize, demonize, and criminalize the actions imposed by the United States.

If the new restrictions are fully implemented, there will be significant job loss and Iran will witness further economic and socioeconomic strain, deprivation, and income inequality.

If regional powers such as Egypt, Turkey, and Iran are unable to forgo their negligible disputes, a vast region will resemble a prodigious mismanaged Lebanon.