
The Injustice of Justice Shares
How companies “privatized” under Ahmadinejad’s scheme only serve state-backed owners

How companies “privatized” under Ahmadinejad’s scheme only serve state-backed owners

A rare glimpse into the workings of Iran’s economic system was provided May 4 by Mohammad Sarafraz, the former chairman of state-run broadcasting giant the Islamic Republic Institute of Broadcasting (IRIB).

How the government obscures the public profile of top-earning firms to evade sanctions

A followup to our previous post on “disappeared” companies

My mother once told me that I was conceived in a hotel room in Beirut. “I still remember. It was off of Hamra,” she said light-heartedly, after we had enjoyed dinner and some wine.

How proceeds from a government-led sell off meant to help the country’s health institutions is going to the wrong hands.