Iranian rial

April 19, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: April 19, 2024

Today’s Issue: IDF Continues Pinpoint Gaza Operation, Eliminating Terrorists and Destroying Tunnel Shafts | IDF Announces Targeted Killing of Hamas Internal Security Officer | IAF Destroys 25 Targets...

March 26, 2024 | |

Iranian Rial’s Depreciation Persists Into Persian New Year

The Iranian rial struck a record low on March 24, trading at about 613,000 to the U.S. dollar in the unregulated market. Since January, the dollar has appreciated about 21 percent...

March 6, 2024 | |

Iranian Rial Plunges to Historic Low

The Iranian rial plummeted to a historic all-time low on March 4, trading at about 600,000 to the U.S. dollar in the unregulated market. Amid escalating tensions in the region,...

January 25, 2023 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

To Fight the Rial’s Plunge, Tehran Resorts to Tactics that Failed Before

The Iranian rial fell to its lowest value in the country’s history this week, trading at 449,000 to the dollar in the unregulated market. This marks a setback for Iran’s new central bank chief, Mohammad...

January 12, 2023 | Jacob Nagel |

Security Challenges Facing the New Israeli Government

The State of Israel is not required by law to adopt a national security strategy. But the need for such a document has been often raised, and several efforts have been made to write one. In October 1953,...

December 5, 2020 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Parsing Iranian Responses to the Killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi

2020 has proven to be a tough year for the Islamic Republic of Iran. It began with the killing of its most important general and terrorist mastermind, Qassem Soleimani, and now appears to be ending...

April 20, 2018 | Richard Goldberg, Saeed Ghasseminejad

Experts: With Weak Rial, Sanctions on Iran’s Central Bank Could Pressure Tehran to Reform

Re-imposing sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran, which were lifted as part of the 2015 nuclear deal, while the rial has recently lost nearly half of its value, could “inflict serious dama...

April 20, 2018 | Richard Goldberg, Saeed Ghasseminejad

Experts: With Weak Rial, Sanctions on Iran’s Central Bank Could Pressure Tehran to Reform

Re-imposing sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran, which were lifted as part of the 2015 nuclear deal, while the rial has recently lost nearly half of its value, could “inflict serious dama...

April 10, 2014 | Mark Dubowitz FDD Policy Brief |

Iranian Economy Continues its Modest and Fragile Recovery

Co-authored by Rachel Ziemba, Roubini Global Economics  The debate of how much sanctions relief Iran received as part of the November 2013 interim nuclear agreement continu...

December 10, 2013 | Mark Dubowitz FDD Policy Brief |

The Costs for Iran of Walking Away from Nuclear Negotiations

The U.S. Senate is working on new legislation that would impose sanctions on Iran if it cheat...

December 2, 2013 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

The Ayatollah’s Windfall

Co-authored by Saeed Ghasseminejad  If any proof was needed that the nuclear compromise hammered out in Geneva last month between Iran and the six world powers is a mi...

August 27, 2013 | FDD Policy Brief |

Iran’s New Central Bank Chief

President Hassan Rouhani this week...

October 18, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal |

EU Passes New Iranian Sanctions

The European Union passed a new round of Iran sanctions on Monday, targeting the Is...