How Iran, Suffering Under Sanctions, Diversified Its Economy

Reported by Patricia Cohen and Robert Gebeloff (Summary featured below. To read full report, go to: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/business/economy/iran-imports-exports-china.html?searchResultPosition=2) For nearly half a century, Iran has existed under the weight of sweeping international sanctions, cast as a global outlier because of its nuclear ambitions, support for militant groups and record on human rights. Yet those restrictions, imposed by the […]