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  • Friday, 13 December, 2019
    Italian football coach quits Iran’s Esteghlal in sanctions row

    Fraught negotiations to persuade Andrea Stramaccioni to return amid fears of unrest

  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2019
    US foreign policy
    US hits Iran’s biggest airline and shipping group with sanctions

    Washington accuses companies of helping Tehran develop ballistic missiles 

  • Sunday, 8 December, 2019
    Iran to raise taxes as US sanctions hit oil revenues

    Rouhani’s government to borrow more and cut energy subsidies

  • Saturday, 7 December, 2019
    World
    Iran and US exchange prisoners in Zurich

    Princeton grad student held on spy charges traded for scientist accused of violating sanctions

  • Friday, 6 December, 2019
    Voices from Iran: Protesters describe unrest and crackdown

    Details start to emerge as information blackout is finally lifted

  • Thursday, 5 December, 2019
    Iraq
    Iraq faces familiar impasse in hunt for new leader

    Protests and fractured politics complicate selection of Abdul Mahdi’s successor

  • Sunday, 1 December, 2019
    Iranians left with questions after worst violence in decades

    Many people killed and hundreds of buildings torched in week of protests

  • Thursday, 28 November, 2019
    Iraq
    Iraqi protesters torch Iran consulate as anti-Tehran anger grows

    Arson is second such attack in weeks of violent demonstrations

  • Tuesday, 19 November, 2019
    Analysis
    Iran’s fuel crisis shows economy reeling under sanctions

    Tehran’s bold decision to cut energy subsidies comes after food prices soared

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  • Tuesday, 19 November, 2019
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Iran’s deepening malaise laid bare by protests

    Necessary cuts to petrol subsidies expose the regime’s weakness

  • Monday, 18 November, 2019
    Iran offers cash handouts to quell fuel protests

    Move comes after cut to oil subsidies provoked biggest demonstrations in two years

  • Sunday, 17 November, 2019
    Iran’s supreme leader condemns petrol price protests

    Security forces deploy tear gas and fire live rounds to disperse demonstrations

  • Saturday, 16 November, 2019
    Sharp rise in petrol price sparks protests across Iran

    Thousands take to streets after fuel subsidies cut by 50% to cope with tough US sanctions

  • Thursday, 14 November, 2019
    Iran raises petrol prices by 50% as US sanctions bite

    Subsidies reduced as Tehran faces huge drop in flow of petrodollars

  • Sunday, 10 November, 2019
    Iran under Rouhani
    Iran’s Rouhani attacks opponents on corruption

    Sign of escalating tensions with hardliners as Islamic republic increases nuclear activity

  • Thursday, 7 November, 2019
    Iran nuclear deal
    Iran warns Europe over collapsing nuclear deal

    Increased activity at Fordow should be ‘a wake-up call’ for Europe, ambassador says

  • Tuesday, 5 November, 2019
    David Gardner
    Protests in Iraq and Lebanon threaten status quo

    It is not clear that a peaceful resolution of the current turmoil is possible

  • Tuesday, 5 November, 2019
    Iran nuclear deal
    Iran defies Europe with new breach of nuclear pact

    President Hassan Rouhani says country will begin injecting gas into centrifuges

  • Monday, 4 November, 2019
    US foreign policy
    US sanctions members of Iran leader’s inner circle

    Measures announced on 40th anniversary of US embassy takeover in Tehran

  • Monday, 4 November, 2019
    World3 min
    The lasting impact of the Iran hostage crisis

    On the 40th anniversary, the FT visits the former US embassy - now a 'den of espionage' museum

  • Thursday, 24 October, 2019
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    False-flag hackers present a major security concern

    Russia-linked group’s use of stolen tools has worrying repercussions

  • Monday, 21 October, 2019
    Cyber warfare
    Russian cyber unit ‘masqueraded’ as Iranian hackers

    Turla group hijacked the tools of an Iran unit to lead attacks against 35 countries

  • Friday, 18 October, 2019
    Japanese politics & policy
    Japan considers sending military force to Strait of Hormuz

    Tokyo says stability in the Middle East is vital to the international community

  • Friday, 18 October, 2019
    Iran under Rouhani
    Mystery surrounds abduction of France-based Iran activist

    Dissident disappears only to turn up on state TV in Tehran regretting his opposition

  • Thursday, 17 October, 2019
    Iran in ‘severe distress’ from US sanctions, says IMF

    Economy contracts by 9.5 per cent in 2019 although government insists worst is over

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