Writing for Air World Service, MEI senior research fellow Dr Asif Shuja says that global inter-governmental watchdog Financial Action Task Force’s decision to keep Iran on its blacklist, which identifies countries with whom it is financially risky to deal with, was likely due to the increasing dominance of the conservatives in Iranian politics and will create further economic hardships for the country. Read his article here.

Image Caption: Iran’s Guardian Council spokesman Abbas Ali Kadkhodaee. Photo: STR/AFP.