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Joss Stone Deported From Iran – From Our Correspondent In Iran
Joss Stone was deported from Iran. She has been saying, “the Iranian authorities did not believe she would…
A Theocracy Doesn’t Mean People Understand The Holy Book
From Our Correspondent In Iran: Recently an official in Iran, in his inaugural address, had referred to Nas…
Unicorn Sighting in Iran – Just Where Did Rory Stewart Find That Opium?
Rory Stewart has apologized for smoking opium in Iran some 15 years ago. I do not usually dwell…
Black Markets Work – They’re Just Markets Without Bureaucrats, Right?
For the past forty years, the majority of policy-makers in Iran have been arguing for more government intervention…
The Cost Of Caging Fellow Human Beings
Recently, the warden general of Ilam, a central province in Iran, provided a routine report that went viral…
War Is Good Business Only If There Is No Other Business Around
Tensions rise as President Trump designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist group. This is the first…
Iranians Crossing The Channel By Dinghy – Asylum Claims To Be Rejected
Five plucky Iranians have crossed the Channel in a dinghy in order to be able to claim asylum…
To Explain The Huawei Iran Sanctions Story – Yes, US Law Applies
That the Chief Financial Officer of Huawei, a Chinese company, has been arrested in Canada over issues of…
Business And The Rule Of Law- Yup, It’s Important In Iran Too
From our Special Correspondent in the oil industry: From the BBC: France has condemned as “unacceptable” a US…
Trump’s Iran Call Reimposes Sanctions On All, Not Just American Companies
That the US pulls out of the nuclear deal with Iran will mean that US sanctions are reimposed…