Iran to roll out tax, insurance breaks for virus-hit economy
Bloomberg – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani announced a series of banking, welfare and tax relief measures to support businesses and families as…
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Molaverdi calls on netizens to sign petition against US sanctions on Iran
MNA – Iranian president’s Special Assistant for Citizenship Rights Shahindokht Molaverdi called on users on Twitter to join the campaign calling on…
US sanctions hamper Iranians’ access to medical needs amid coronavirus: MP
MNA – Head of Iranian Parliament’s National Interests and Diplomacy Faction Mostafa Kavakebian in a letter penned to a US Congresswoman Ilhan…
Iran unveils first domestically-produced 6-speed transmissions
Press TV – Iran’s leading car-manufacturer has unveiled a first domestically-made six-speed transmission as the company plans to mass produce more comfortable…
Share of wages in price of goods, services scrutinized
Financial Tribune – The end price of goods and services is influenced by several factors, but wage as a percentage of price…
IMIDRO assesses Iran’s upstream copper output
Financial Tribune – The National Iranian Copper Industries Company and its subsidiaries, including Sungun Complex, Miduk Complex and Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex, produced…
Tehran stocks open 3.3% lower
Financial Tribune – Tehran stocks plummeted more than 3.3% at the start of trading week on Saturday amid investors unwillingness to trade…
Iran says worsening outbreak could strain health facilities
AP | NASSER KARIMI and JOSEPH KRAUSS: Iran’s official leading the response to the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East on…
Zarif’s urges counterparts to stand against US’ anti-Iran sanctions in COVID-19 battle
MNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on his foreign counterparts to stand against the unjust US sanctions against the…
Iran’s Abadan oil refinery expansion work to be halted until mid-April: Mehr agency
Reuters – Iran has decided to halt work on the expansion of its Abadan oil refinery until mid-April as part of measures…
New platform increases Iran’s oil production by 6,000 bpd: IRNA
Reuters – Iran’s oil production capacity increased by 6,000 barrels per day after a platform was installed at the offshore Salman field…
US sanctions impeding Iran’s efforts to fight Covid-19, says envoy
MNA – Iran’s envoy to the United Nations pointed to the necessity of lifting unilateral US sanctions as they are hampering efforts…
Rouhani calls Iran’s anti-coronavirus measures ‘adequate’ under sanctions
MNA – President Rouhani said Sat. that no other country has been able to battle the outbreak of the novel coronavirus the…
Stop medical terrorism: Mousavi to US
MNA – Stressing that Iran does not need any American doctors to fight coronavirus, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said, “We…
Envoy: Iran’s health capacity viciously targeted by unilateral US sanctions
Press TV – Iran’s ambassador to international organizations in Geneva has slammed US sanctions as the main factor targeting the country’s health…
Slight growth in port operations
Financial Tribune – A total of 128.13 million tons of commodities were loaded and unloaded at Iran’s 21 commercial ports during the…
Iranian car owners see the wisdom of CNG use
Financial Tribune – Compressed natural gas consumption up until last week reached 24.4 million cubic meters per day, the deputy director of…
Iran’s agrifood trade deficit doubles
Financial Tribune – Iran recorded an agrifood trade deficit of $5.78 billion in the first nine months of the last Iranian year…
FM Zarif writes letter to UN chief, urges US brutal sanctions to be lifted for fighting coronavirus
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Thursday that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a letter to the…
Tehran: US doesn’t allow Iran to use Swiss trade channel for importing medicine
Press TV – The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has questioned the US claim that medicines are not subject to sanctions, saying Washington…
Iran opens 25 electricity projects worth nearly $0.5bn
Press TV – Iran has launched 25 new electricity projects worth nearly half a billion dollars as part of a massive plan…
Major boost in Iran’s housing PMI
Financial Tribune – Iran Chamber of Cooperatives has measured the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for the country’s real-estate and construction sectors, under…
Iran-Eurasia bilateral trade hits $2.5bln in 11 months
Tasnim – The total value of bilateral trade between Iran and the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) over the…
Iran Gov’t forex subsidy policy censured
Financial Tribune – In a report on the controversial policy of the government to subsidize foreign currency for basic imports, the Majlis…
Mountain couriers brave bullets along Iran-Iraq border
Al-Monitor | Dana Taib Menmy: Work can be dangerous for the Kurds hired to carry goods across the Iran-Iraq border. “Facing harsh…
Iran government’s tax revenues hit $8.7b
Financial Tribune – The government earned 1,340 trillion rials ($8.7 billion) in tax revenues since the beginning of the current fiscal year…
Restrictions on subsidized gasoline quotas in Iran
Financial Tribune – Fuel cards that hold 360 liters of gasoline will not be charged from April, head of the Planning Department…
US shamelessly denies blocking Iran-bound food, medicine: Foreign Ministry
Press TV – Tehran says the United States has blocked the entry of foodstuffs and medicine into Iran through its unlawful sanctions,…
Parliament speaker urges lift of US sanctions amid Iran’s coronavirus fight
Tasnim – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani urged the international community to take a stand against Washington’s inhumane sanctions on Iran, which…
Iran faces fourth crisis in oil crash amid US sanctions, coronavirus and protests
Newsweek | Tom O’Connor: Iran appeared set to face its fourth looming crisis as global oil prices crash, further threatening the country’s…
Private firms in Iran permitted to make foray into wheat trading
Financial Tribune – The private sector can purchase wheat from local farmers at prices negotiated between the two sides, the Ministry of…
Border closures restricting steel exports from Iran
Financial Tribune – The steel export trade from Iran has been hurt by neighboring countries closing their borders due to the appearance…
Tehran stocks plunge 2.7%
Financial Tribune – Tracking global markets, share prices in both Tehran Stock Exchange and over-the-counter Iran Fara Bourse took a beating on…
CBI to decide feasibility of Swiss payment channel
Financial Tribune – The Central Bank of Iran will decide about using the payment channel devised by the Swiss government for sending…
Last South Pars phase 13 platform installed
SHANA – Operator of South Pars Phase 13 development project said the last platform of the offshore project was successfully installed in…
US claim of sympathy for Iranian people ‘hypocritical’: UN envoy
MNA – Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), Esmaeil Baghaei Hamaneh pointed to the exacerbation of US…
US lying about how bans are affecting Iran’s access to medicine: Minister
Press TV – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has lashed out at the United States for claims that Tehran’s import of…
‘Business is finished’: Iranian merchants fear the worst as virus spreads
Reuters | Davide Barbuscia, Parisa Hafezi: Iranian merchants plying the busy Strait of Hormuz between Dubai and Iran fear their next trip home…
Iran Gov’t remedial measures to soften COVID-19 impact
Financial Tribune – Government officials have put forth a range of measures to lessen the detrimental impact of the new coronavirus outbreak…
Iran’s imports rise, exports dip amid COVID-19 outbreak
Financial Tribune – A total of 1.71 million tons of non-oil goods worth $1.91 billion were imported into Iran from Feb. 18,…