New US sanctions not to affect Iran’s airlines: CAO
Tasnim – Spokesman for Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) Reza Jafarzadeh shrugged off a recent move by the US government to impose…
Economy
US acquits two Iranian scientists for sanctions violations
MNA – Just a few days after the release of the detained Iranian scientist Massoud Soleimani, the United States acquitted two other…
Iran inventing new mechanisms to circumvent US oil sanctions: Official
Press TV – A senior Iranian official has said that the government has come up with new initiatives to circumvent the oil…
New sanctions to ban humanitarian trade with Iran: US Treasury
Press TV – The US Treasury Department has stressed that Washington’s newly announced sanctions targeting Iran’s air and maritime transport industries will…
Central Bank of Iran steps in to support rial
Financial Tribune – The rial regained some lost territory against the US dollar on Wednesday after the Central Bank of Iran intervened…
8-month output of Tondgouyan petchem plant up 23% Y/Y
SHANA – The output of Tondgouyan Petrochemical Plant has broken a new record in the first 8.5 months of the current calendar…
Tehran congress spotlights anti-corruption campaign
Financial Tribune – Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture hosted the Fifth Anti-Corruption Congress in Tehran on Monday. December 9…
South Pars gas condensate storage capacity at 2.5 mb
SHANA – The gas condensate storage capacity of South Pars Gas Field has reached 2.5 million barrels now that a new storage…
US turns up pressure on Iran with sanctions on transportation firms
The New York Times | Edward Wong: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday that the United States plans to impose new…
How foreign football coaches in Iran are collateral damage to US sanctions
Euronews | Lillo Montalto Monella: Hundreds of Iranians took to the streets of Tehran on Monday but unlike recent protests decrying a…
Indonesia eyeing more trade exchanges with Iran
FNA – Indonesian Ambassador to Tehran Octavino Alimudin voiced his country’s willingness on Thursday to increase trade and economic exchanges with Iran,…
Russian contractor starts work at power plant south of Iran: Official
Press TV – Iranian officials say a Russian contractor is taking over at a major power plant south of the country which…
Khatam-al Anbiya construction HQ nullified impact of enemies’ sanctions against Iran
MNA – Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said that with the major…
US imposes new sanctions on Iran airline over proliferation
Reuters – The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on Iran’s biggest airline and its shipping network, accusing them of transporting…
Swiss humanitarian channel to Iran seen within months – Swiss, US officials
Reuters – A humanitarian channel to bring food and medicine to Iran could be up and running within months, senior Swiss and…
Low-pressure gas collection project launched in Doroud III
SHANA – A project was launched to transfer to Khark Petrochemical Company low-pressure gases collected in Doroud III. According to the Iranian…
Iran’s CB enhances anti-money laundering rules
Financial Tribune – In line with provisions of anti-money laundering guidelines, the Central Bank of Iran has further tightened rules for daily…
Iran, Tajikistan stress boosting economic ties
MNA – Minister of Finance of the Republic of Tajikistan Qahhorzoda Faiziddin Sattor stressed the expansion of economic cooperation with Iran. He…
Iran’s free zones can become trade hubs for Eurasian states
FNA – Secretary of Iran’s High Council of Free and Special Economic Zones Morteza Bank said Aras and Caspian free trade zones…
Iran industrial investments on the decline
Financial Tribune – The highest volume of investments in projects with establishment permits and operating licenses were made in those related to…
Iran’s non-oil foreign trade falls 7.8 percent to $55 billion
Financial Tribune – Iran’s non-oil foreign trade (excluding crude oil, mazut, kerosene and exports via suitcase trade) during the first eight months…
Noori petchem plant yields 2.9 mt of output since March
SHANA – Iran’s Noori Petrochemical Plant produced a total of 2.9 million tons of petrochemicals in the first 8.5 months of the…
Hassan Rouhani’s fantasy budget won’t buy off Iran’s protesters
Bloomberg | Bobby Ghosh: There’s a sprinkling of wishful thinking in all budget announcements. Governments always want to foster a sense of…
Iran braces for harsh times under new budget
Al-Monitor – President Hassan Rouhani presented his administration’s proposed budget to parliament on Dec. 8, and while Rouhani’s subsequent speeches after the…
Iran plans energy exchange with Russia
Tasnim – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian unveiled plans for exchanging energy with Russia. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of inauguration…
China opposes US illegal anti-Iran sanctions: envoy
MNA – Chinese Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Chang Hua said that his country is against the unilateral and illegal…
Development projects on track despite cruel sanctions: Larijani
MNA – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the country is unstoppably moving forward toward development despite the economic terrorism imposed on…
No major shortage of medicine in Iran: Minister
Tasnim – There is no serious shortage of pharmaceuticals in Iran, Minister of Health Saeed Namaki said. Speaking to reporters on Monday,…
Iran’s chief banker says stability will return to Iran forex market soon
Press TV – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says prices of foreign currencies will return to normal levels…
Iran: $500 million in government’s grant to retrofit cabs, vans
Financial Tribune – The government’s Economic Council has approved a proposal by the Oil Ministry based on which the state-owned National Iranian…
MRC criticizes piecemeal measures to tackle inflation
Financial Tribune – In an analytical report appraising measures taken to curb inflation, the Majlis Research Center says the government has resorted…
Iran to develop new farming systems in southeastern region of Sistan
Tasnim – The Iranian Central Organization for Rural Cooperatives (CORC) plans to adopt new measures to optimize use of natural resources in…
NPC serious in purposeful development of petchem projects
SHANA — The CEO of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) said that the company had launched an initiative to orchestrate petrochemical projects…
US sanctions can create opportunities for coop. with Georgia: Araghchi
MNA – Referring to the difficulties created by the US-led sanctions against Iran, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday…
Iran foreign investment experiences 20% growth in 7 months
IRNA – Iranian Minister of Economy Farhad Dejpasand said despite the difficult situation in sanctions era, foreign investment experienced a 20% growth…
Iran opens development of largest goldmine
IRNA – Iran opened development of 40 hectares goldmine of Zarshouran in Takab, West Azarbaijan province, Deputy Director of Provincial Mines and…
Tehran stocks surge to new highs
Financial Tribune – Tehran stocks were again of the ascending order on Sunday as the Tehran Stock Exchange benchmark peaked at 332,567.2,…
Volume of smuggled petrol very low: Min.
SHANA – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said the volume of smuggled petrol and gasoil from Iran was “very little”. Speaking…
Iran extends agreement on electricity exports to Iraq: energy min.
MNA – Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian informed on Monday that Iran has extended its exports of electricity to Iraq by signing a…
Iran taking new paths to overcome sanctions: Official
Tasnim – Head of Iran’s Plan and Budget Organization Mohammad Baqer Nobakht highlighted the country’s measures to export a million barrels of…