Iran Insights

Iran wastes as much gas as Spain uses in a year

Iran wastes as much gas as Spain uses in a year

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.

Newspapers in Iran challenge gag order, back talks with US

Newspapers in Iran challenge gag order, back talks with US

Several Tehran outlets defied a state-imposed ban on Wednesday by publishing commentary on ongoing nuclear talks with Washington, some striking an optimistic tone that diverged from the Supreme Leader’s skeptical message a day earlier.

Iran-UK ties tank just as Europe weighs sanctions option

Iran-UK ties tank just as Europe weighs sanctions option

As European powers are in tense talks with Iran over whether to impose punishing sanctions over its nuclear program, terrorism-related arrests of Iranians on UK soil and a drama over detained Britons are pushing London-Tehran ties to new lows.