Economy & Environment

A gas leak at a refinery in Fars Province on Saturday resulted in the deaths of two workers and left nine others injured, state-run media outlets reported citing local officials.

Iran’s attempt to quell a growing nationwide trucker strike has stumbled against the sheer scale and ownership structure of the sector, as more than 400,000 privately owned heavy vehicles remain off the roads despite pressure from authorities since the walkout began on May 22.

The truckers’ strike is one of Iran’s largest labor protests in recent years—halting freight, disrupting supply chains, and exposing deeper undercurrents of discontent in a nation already under economic strain.

After five rounds of talks, Tehran and Washington project cautious optimism while persisting on their shared red line: Uranium enrichment inside Iran. But is the program worth the price it has exacted from ordinary Iranians?

Iranian authorities have arrested several individuals accused of filming ongoing truckers’ strike activity in the south of the country and sending the footage to foreign-based media, Iranian media reported.

A week into a sweeping truckers’ strike in Iran, the protest appeared to be continuing unabated despite increased arrests by authorities according to sources close to the movement.

Widespread power outages are crippling daily life across Iran, according to voice messages sent to Iran International by residents in cities including Tehran, Shiraz, Ahvaz and others.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei denied any systematic corruption in Iran in a speech on Wednesday amid days of union protests and after a harsh critique of Tehran by US President Donald Trump this month.

Two major energy agreements signed between US companies and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have sparked swift backlash from Baghdad and could undercut Iran’s long-standing economic and political grip on Iraq.

While suffering from severe gas shortages, Iran wastes a staggering volume of natural gas during production and transmission—equal to Spain’s annual consumption or about half of what Turkey or Italy use each year.

Iran is increasingly blending hazardous petrochemicals into its gasoline supply to address a growing shortfall in domestic fuel production, risking environmental damage and endangering public health, according to confidential documents reviewed by Iran Open Data (IOD).

Iran and France traded barbs after dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi won cinema’s most coveted prize at Cannes, but the diplomatic rift between the two countries runs far deeper than red carpets and celebrity politics.

A nationwide truck drivers’ strike in Iran entered its fourth day on Sunday, with protests spreading to dozens of cities and major highways despite a police crackdown and arrests.

Truck drivers across Iran staged a third consecutive day of strikes on Saturday, with videos sent to Iran International showing a broad and coordinated stoppage from Isfahan and Borujerd to Mashhad and ports in the south.

Despite worsening energy shortages at home, Iran has increased its gas and electricity exports over the past year, official data shows.

Iran’s oil revenues should be deposited into a national fund before being spent, the country’s budget chief said on Monday, urging greater transparency and fiscal discipline as the military's share of the revenue continues to rise.

Bakery workers staged coordinated protests across multiple Iranian cities on Saturday, calling for urgent government intervention amid soaring operational costs and unpaid subsidies.

My sister sent me a satirical video last night: someone joking that instead of adjusting the clocks for daylight saving, Iran's government is dragging 85 million people back and forth. It hit a nerve.