Sanctions and graft decimated Iran oil revenues

Iran hemorrhages the value of about four out every five barrels of oil it manages to export, a former senior US Treasury official told Iran International, as sanctions forced funds to be lost in corrupt smuggling networks.

Iran rules out US talks on missile program

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman on Wednesday said Washington had no right to criticize Tehran’s missile program, accusing the United States of blocking prospects for nuclear negotiations by insisting on restrictions that Iran calls non-negotiable.

Iran’s Troubles Are About to Get Worse

Just three months ago, Israel and Iran fought a 12-day war that shook the Middle East. Missiles and drones flew in both directions, but with a major assist from the U.S., Israel established dominance of Iran’s airspace