Goldman Paris under police watch after bomb threat linked to Iran group

Key Points:

• Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi returned to Iran via land from Turkey despite a travel ban, after promoting his Palme d’Or-winning film "It Was Just an Accident," amid ongoing legal pressures and restrictions by Iranian authorities.
• The UAE has detained numerous money changers linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and shut down related companies in Dubai, disrupting a critical financial hub that facilitated sanctions evasion and currency conversions vital to Iran’s economy.
• Iran faces mounting economic distress with inflation surging over 70% year-on-year, driven primarily by steep increases in food prices, while lower-income and rural households suffer disproportionately from rising costs.
• Reports reveal Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has lowered the minimum age for war-related support roles to 12, exposing children to lethal risks at military checkpoints, highlighting a manpower crisis and raising serious human rights concerns.
• Iran’s inflation data for March 2026 shows a cumulative price increase of approximately 442% since 2021, with rural areas and poorer households experiencing higher inflation rates, underscoring deepening economic inequality and persistent inflationary pressures.