In terms of energy supply, the small Persian Gulf coastal town of Asalouyeh is both Iran’s strategic strong point and its greatest vulnerability. Located in the Bushehr province, east of the Strait of Hormoz, Asalouyeh has been reshaped by the development of the nearby, supergiant South Pars gas fie
The European Union’s sanctions on Russian gas imports in reaction to that country’s invasion of Ukraine last year rekindled Iran’s long-standing ambitions to export natural gas to Europe. But these ambitions were yet again thwarted by Iran’s escalating diplomatic rift with the West. These tensions c
Gas heating supply cuts have become a recurring theme in Iran for the past several winters, with the government regularly recommending that households turn off their heaters for 6 or more hours per day. For many, this is an inexplicable situation in a country with the second-highest gas reserves in
Iran’s controversial nuclear program provides the country with less than 1% of its electricity, even as its citizens bear the burden of crippling economic sanctions targeted at controversial nuclear enrichment its leaders maintain is for power generation and other peaceful purposes. For the past 20
About 60% of respondents to Iran Open Data’s December 2022 survey stated they participated in last year’s nationwide protests, which were sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in Morality Police custody. Men said they participated in the protests more often than women. 41% stated the
Iran’s strategic alliance with China is costing the Islamic republic $84 million per week in lost oil sales, according to Iran Open Data’s analysis of oil industry figures. Two recent global developments, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the escalation of U.S. sanctions on Iran, have both benefited
An Iran Open Data poll shows that Iranian people are seldom involved in charitable activities. Although 75% of the poll takers state they have made material or non-material charitable contributions, less than a fifth of them are members of charitable organizations. Only 40% of respondents’ family me
According to a recent Iran Open Data poll, 8 out of every 10 women have been in public without hijab in the last one or two months. But nearly 90% of them state that they sometimes, or always, carry a scarf or a shawl with them. Although 70% of women who defied the hijab stated that they were worrie
Statistics published by human rights activists indicate that at least 448 people, including 63 children, lost their lives in the first 70 days of the protests in Iran. As of November 28th, 6 people, including children, were being killed by government forces every day. Chart LinkApart from assaultin
More than 46% of urban Iranian households and 64% of rural households do not own a car, official statistics show, despite a marked overall increase in car ownership rates in the past 15 years.Comparing the number of vehicles with the number of households, there are 1.4 cars for every household in Ir
Nearly two months have passed since the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, at the hands of Iran's morality police sparked nationwide protests. So far, the Islamic republic's effort to violently suppress the uprising has resulted in countless losses of human life and property. The gov
Ambitiously conceived as Iran’s main tourist and commercial hub, Kish Island had been touted by numerous governments as a free-trade zone and the future recipient of major foreign investment. But, more than a decade since these plans were first announced, the island’s struggle to meet its own infras
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