0535 GMT: We are now at the point where meaningful news on the economy has almost disappeared in Iranian media and specialist websites. Press TV has not posted any information in its Iran section since Tuesday's claim that Iran is to export electricity to India and Pakistan --- the last three days are filled instead with regime proclamation and, bizarrely, "Egypt Puppet Down, US Now Eyes Syria". Two of State news agency IRNA's headline story are promotion of the Supreme Leader's visit to a northeastern province; the other two are on Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi's trip to Qatar. Fars also leads with Ayatollah Khamenei, while featuring the statement of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah claiming responsibility for an Iranian-made drone shot down over Israeli territory this week.
There are a few ripples, elevated in interest because of the regime's pursuit of a blackout. Khabar Online, linked to Ali Larijani, features the Speaker's criticism of the second phase of the Government subsidy cuts programme, now effectively put into storage. Fars, tied to the Revolutionary Guards, dared on Thursday to post a "real" exchange rate for the Iranian Rial, while claiming that all official trade in US dollars had ceased.
With the regime making it to another Iranian weekend, expect a continuing restriction of news and an attempt to play up the Tehran Friday Prayer. However, it might be worth glancing outside the capital --- last week, other Friday Prayers were notable for their criticism of the Government.
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