Iran’s economic catastrophe
Decay, damage and the long road back
Asaluyeh
Blockade Pressure Mounts as Washington Rejects Tehran’s Proposal
The Islamic Republic can absorb air and missile strikes but cannot withstand economic collapse. Yet it risks such a collapse if it does not budge. President Donald Trump rejected Tehran’s proposal...
Policy Briefs
Evaluating the Economic Damage to Iran From Operation Epic Fury: An Initial Estimate
With the conflict still unfolding, FDD estimates economic damage to Iran at approximately 40 percent of its pre-war GDP — a first accounting that speaks to the breadth and depth of Iran’s losses. Specifically,...
Insights
What the US naval blockade would mean for Iran’s economy
The US naval blockade of Iran, which started on Monday, could rapidly cripple the country’s economy, cutting off most of its trade, halting oil exports and triggering inflation and currency pressure within...
Op-eds
How to assess America’s 40 days of war against Iran
Washington and Tehran are both arguing that they were victorious after 40 days of fighting. A detailed analysis, however, suggests a more nuanced picture in which American forces degraded Iran’s core...
Op-eds
Israeli Strikes Target Iran’s Chemical Weapons Program
Israel has been systematically striking key Iranian facilities that support or could support the development of chemical weapons. In its latest sorties, on April 7, Israel struck the...
Policy Briefs
Iran’s Largest Petrochemical Complex Struck by IDF
Israel Strikes Iran’s Largest Petrochemical Plant: The Israeli Air Force launched strikes against Iran’s largest petrochemical plant, Asaluyeh, on April 6. According to Israeli...
Flash Briefs
US and Israel strike more military targets, plus Iran’s leadership, repression units, and energy sites (March 17-18 updates)
The US campaign against Iran has continued to degrade the Islamic Republic’s military capacity, with thousands of targets struck, including missile infrastructure, air defenses, drone systems, and naval...
Op-eds
Iran’s Workers Want To Unite for Better Conditions, but Need Outside Help
Iran’s workers are standing up for themselves and, increasingly, looking to join with others. Nearly 5,000 oil workers marched on December 9 in the South Pars natural gas field, the largest labor mobilization...
Policy Briefs
Iran’s October Oil Exports Hit 2025 Peak, Reflecting Failure of U.S. Sanctions Enforcement
Iran’s oil exports in October reached their highest monthly level of the year. This highlights the continued failure of the Trump administration to cut Tehran’s key financial lifeline. Tehran shipped...
Policy Briefs
With Snapback of UN Sanctions Pending, Tehran Continues To Export Oil
Tehran continues to export oil and acquire new customers despite approaching deadlines for the snapback of United Nations sanctions. Although Iranian oil exports reached their lowest level of the year...
Policy Briefs
Is the Price of Watermelons Relevant to Iran’s Nuclear Crisis?
The founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, famously said the 1979 Islamic Revolution was “not about the price of watermelons.” To parse...
Op-eds
Russia’s Chariot Calls at Iran
It’s time for the next installment in the adventures of the Chariot, a Russian-operated freighter that made headlines in January for delivering tons of Russian munitions to Syria. The Chari...
Op-eds
Iran: New Petrochem Plants Will Be Constructed
Iran plans to construct 24 petrochemical plants in the southern port of Asalouyeh, announced deputy oil minister. "The number of petrochemical units to be constructed in Asalouyeh is 24," Ab...
Op-eds
Iran to Start Work on Phases 17 and 18 of the Giant South Pars Gas Field in Fall
Hamsayeh.Net - Iran plans to begin work on 2 separate phases of the giant South Pars Field in the Persian Gulf early this fall, Iranian oil official told reporters. Phases 17 and 18 of the g...