Tehran
Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is also the capital of Tehran province and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District. With a population of around 9 million in the city, and 16.8 million in the metropolitan area, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and West Asia, the largest metropolitan area in the Middle East and the 24th-most-populous metropolitan area in the world. Greater Tehran includes several municipalities, including Eslamshahr, Shahriar, Qods, Malard, Golestan, Varamin, Pakdasht, Qarchak, Nasimshahr, Parand, Pardis, Andisheh, Fardis, Tajrish, and Rey.
Beyond's analysis on Tehran
- — Qatar's diplomatic push to reopen the Strait of Hormuz weighs on oil prices, signaling potential supply relief for global markets
- — High oil prices risk becoming a new floor as Hormuz blockage tightens global supply
- — Oil prices climb for a fourth day as tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz falters amid rising U.S.–Iran tensions
- — Iran's renewed attacks following a US strike pause raise fears of wider regional conflict that could disrupt oil supplies and increase geopolitical risk premiums
- — Oil prices jump more than 3% after fresh US strikes on Iran and the reinstatement of sanctions on Tehran
- — Iran’s supreme leader’s impending burial after four months signals looming geopolitical risk that could sway energy markets and investor sentiment
- — The funeral prayer for Iran's slain supreme leader triggers market concerns over regional instability and oil supply risks
- — The state funeral of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ali Chamenei serves as a regime power display that could sway oil markets and heighten geopolitical risk
- — Iran's state mourning for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei triggers market watch on oil prices and regional stability
- — The recent Israel-Lebanon framework agreement shifts Iran’s calculus, making Hezbollah more of a liability than an asset for Tehran
- — Oil prices slip as US‑Iran peace talks advance, weighing on energy markets
- — Mixed US‑Iran signals keep Strait of Hormuz traffic unpredictable, rattling oil markets