Tehran-Van train gets rolling
Tasnim – Direct train services between Iran and Turkey restarted on Monday with a passenger train leaving capital Tehran for Turkey’s eastern…
Economy
Iran: consumer prices up 50% YOY
Financial Tribune – Consumer inflation in Iran registered a year-on-year increase of 50.4% in the Iranian month ending June 21, compared with…
Iran denies drop in oil sales
Tasnim – The oil minister of Iran quashed rumors about a slump in the country’s oil sales. In comments on Monday, Bijan…
Oil prices climb as US-Iran tensions mount
Reuters – Oil prices rose on Monday to extend gains from last week, bolstered as tensions remain high between Iran and the…
Trump may sanction Iranian STFI: informed source
MNA – While Trump and his aides haven’t elaborated on what additional sanctions would look like a person familiar with Treasury discussions…
INSTEX not to work miracles, Europeans should purchase Iranian oil
MNA – “I do believe that INSTEX will not work miracles; monetary transactions should be done via it and for that Europeans…
Alternative ways to provide water to Mobarakeh Steel Co.
Financial Tribune – The project to transfer wastewater from nine counties in Isfahan Province to Mobarakeh Steel Company — Iran’s biggest steelmaker…
Cellphones’ suitcase imports soaring
Financial Tribune – Suitcase imports of cellphones have been pushed to new high in Iran by a hodgepodge of state policies, in…
Iran parliament passes bill to up gas, oil refineries’ capacities
Tasnim – Iranian lawmakers approved the generalities of a bill to increase the capacities of the country’s oil and gas refineries. During…
20 industrial, mining projects to be inaugurated by March 2020
Tehran Times – An official with the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade announced that 20 industrial and mining projects will…
NIOC to launch 7th gas condensate offer at IRENEX on Tue.
MNA – The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) will offer two million barrels of natural gas condensate at Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX)…
No drop in flights over Iran despite NOTAM: IAC
MNA – Siavash Amirmokri, the head of Iran Airport Company (IAC) said that despite the US aviation notice, NOTAM, no dramatic drop…
70 imported metro cars to join transport fleet soon
Tehran Times – Tehran Mayor Pirouz Hanachi announced that some 70 new metro cars have been imported to the country which will…
7,500 imported cars to hit Iranian roads
Financial Tribune – A two-year tussle between Iranian auto importers and government officials is coming to a close, with 7,500 imported vehicles…
Pakistan-Iran freight train service back on track
MNA – The Pakistan-Iran freight train service has been restored after remaining suspended for four days due to the derailment of nine…
Russia will help Iran with oil, banking if payment channel not launched: Ryabkov
Press TV – Russia has signaled its willingness to secure Iran’s interests in the oil and banking sectors if Europe’s non-dollar mechanism…
Iranian tech firm produces smart hospital beds
Financial Tribune – A local knowledge-based company has produced a smart hospital bed that facilitate treatment and recovery processes for physicians, nurses…
Iran is wisest not to damage burgeoning favorable opinion
MNA – Has the current American government become so sanguine as to assume the American people believe dubious charges that Iran attacked…
Japanese institution helping Iran energy sector improve productivity
Financial Tribune – Cooperation with Iran and sharing information in water and electricity sectors is a “win-win collaboration,” Yuzki Oukazaki, says a…
Russia could resume wheat exports to Iran soon: Novak
MNA – “Russia could resume wheat exports to Iran soon,” Energy Minister Alexander Novak announced on Tuesday. Iran used to be one…
Water projects worth $166m being inaugurated in central Iran
Tehran Times – Eight water projects worth seven trillion rials (about $166.6 million) are being inaugurated in Isfahan Province, central Iran, by…
Iran’s tallest airport control tower goes on stream in Hamedan
MNA – The country’s tallest airport control tower, as high as 52 meters, became operational in Hamedan province on Thu. in the…
Iran medical tourism generates $1.2b annually
Financial Tribune – Iran earns $1.2 billion from medical tourism annually. Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi made the announcement at the Second…
Iran, Azerbaijan to boost coop. in employment, entrepreneurshipsector
MNA – Islamic Republic of Iran and Republic of Azerbaijan will enhance bilateral cooperation in the fields of employment and entrepreneurship. Iran…
Copper cathode output rises 35% in 2 months on year
Tehran Times – Production of copper cathode in Iran rose 35 percent during the first two months of the current Iranian calendar…
CBI calls on Europe to buy Iran’s oil or create financial line
MNA – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran has called on Europeans to purchase Iranian oil or establish a financial…
Oil prices jump 3% after official says Iran shot down a US drone
CNBC – Oil prices climbed around 3% on Thursday amid escalating tensions in the Middle East as a U.S. official said one…
Iran to launch 22 thermal units online by September
Financial Tribune – The first gas unit of Dalahu Combined Cycle Power Plant in Eslamabad-e-Gharb County, Kermanshah Province, with a capacity of…
FDA to penalize manufacturers producing unlabeled GM foods
Tehran Times – Iran’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will penalize food manufacturers who have not labeled genetically modified (GM) food products,…
Iran’s aluminum output totals 41,000 tons in two months
MNA – Iran’s major aluminum companies produced an aggregate of 41,367 tons of aluminum products in the first two months of the…
Iran’s non-oil trade with D-8 increases by 31 percent
Financial Tribune – Iran traded 994,733 tons of non-oil commodities worth $668.67 million with member states of the D-8 Organization for Economic…
Iran, Russia ink 12 coop. agreements
MNA – Islamic Republic of Iran and Russian Federation signed 12 cooperation agreements in historic city of Isfahan late on Sunday on…
Over 730,000 tons of basic goods unloaded at Shahid Rajaee Port in 80 days
Tehran Times – Over 730,000 tons of basic commodities have been unloaded at Iran’s largest container port, Shahid Rajaee, during the 80-day…
Iran, China heading towards co-production treaty: report
MNA – Iran and China are set to sign film co-production agreements by the end of this year, says GM of the…
Iran, Azerbaijan customs offices launch joint online service in Astara
IRNA – Iran and Azerbaijan customs offices launched joint online service known as eTIR project to speed up customs formalities between the…
China turns to Iran for LPG, ignoring sanctions
South China Morning Post – Ship-tracking data appears to show that some Chinese buyers are continuing to use Iran as a source…
Iran opens key air terminal abandoned by Europeans
Press TV – Iran has opened a new air terminal at Tehran’s main international airport, designed and built by local contractors after…
Iran says Europe not cooperating in buying Iranian oil: Fars news
Reuters – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Wednesday that Europe was not cooperating with Tehran to buy its oil in…
UK settles sanctions dispute with Iranian bank
Tasnim – The British government settled a 1.25 billion pound ($1.6 billion) damages claim brought by Iran’s largest private bank in a…
Iran’s membership in EEU to increase its resistance against sanctions: Energy min.
MNA – “It is obvious that under the current circumstances, getting membership of Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) would have a significant influence…