Iran-Iraq Joint Economic Commission convenes in Tehran
The 4th Iran-Iraq Joint Economic Commission meeting began in the Iranian capital on Tuesday. The two-day commission meeting is participated by high-ranking…
Economy
Iran’s export to Afghanistan to top $5bn in year to March 2022: TPO
ran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) says the value of exports to Afghanistan is expected to reach $5 billion in the calendar year…
Iranian ship arrives at Venezuelan port in defiance of US sanctions
Iran and Venezuela continue to defy illegal US sanctions against the two longtime allies and trade partners, with reports saying an Iranian…
Iran earned less than $20bn from crude exports in 2020: Top banker
Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati says the country earned less than $20 billion from crude exports in 2020 as…
Iran to begin commercial operations at oilfield shared with Iraq, contractor says
A contractor working for the Iranian Oil Ministry says production from a joint oilfield located at the border with Iraq is to…
Narrowing of OPEC+ cuts insignificant to global supply, Iran oil Min. says
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says a Tuesday decision by an international grouping of oil producers known as OPEC+ to slightly…
Iran’s CBI chief says prepayment for COVID-19 vaccines finalized
Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati says the country has finally made a prepayment for purchase of vaccines to tackle…
Ukraine plane crash victim families offered life-time benefits
Victim families of a Ukrainian plane crash that happened in January last year near the Iranian capital Tehran have been offered with…
Iran ready to make powerful return to intl. oil market
Since the lifting of anti-Iran sanctions is on the horizon, the Iranian oil industry is preparing to return to the energy market…
Iran’s pistachio exports double y/y in 3 months to December
Iranian pistachio exports have doubled year on year in the three months to late December as exporters expect even better earnings next…
Iranian president opens four power projects
President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated on Thursday some 26 power and drinking water projects with spending 2,700 billion tomans in four provinces. The…
Iran to resume gas flows to Iraq after deal on unpaid bills
Iran will resume normal gas flows to Iraq on Wednesday after reaching an agreement with Baghdad on Tuesday over unpaid bills, a…
Iran reduced gas supply to Iraq over $6bn in payment arrears, NIGC says
The National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) says it decided to reduce supplies to the neighboring Iraq after debts owed by the Arab…
Iran divests shares in state companies to fund direct cash subsidies
The Iranian government will sell its stakes in major state-run companies to pay for cash subsidies targeting tens of millions of people…
Rouhani: Iran seeks at least 2.3m bpd oil export
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced here on Sunday that the government not only pursues daily export of 2.3 million barrels of oil…
Iran in talks with foreign investors to expand major airport
Iran is in talks with three foreign investors to build the second terminal of its primary international airport in Tehran, the Imam…
Iran launches major petrochemical projects
Iran launched three major petrochemical projects, which will bring its petrochemical production capacity to nearly 77 million tons per year. The projects,…
Iranian airline resumes flights to Ankara after months of hiatus
Public Relations Department Director of IranAir, the country’s national flag carrier airline, said that IranAir flights to Ankara airport were resumed after…
Iran’s Zanganeh meets Azerbaijani energy min.
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh hosted a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart in Tehran to discuss oil and energy issues concerning…
IRGC contractor unveils 2nd long-range crude tanker
Iran’s elite military force the IRGC has unveiled a second long-range crude tanker built by its engineering and construction headquarters, a sign…
Iran mulls changes to c share from crude revenues
An Iranian legislative official says the government is mulling to change the formula used to calculate the share of the National Iranian…
Iran, Russia energy ties expanding: Oil Minister
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh stressed that Iran and Russia seek to expand their energy cooperation. He made the remarks in a…
Iran’s oil minister in Russia for energy talks
Iran’s Oil Minister has traveled to Russia to meet the country’s newly-appointed energy minister as the two oil and gas powers plan…
Neighboring countries can invest in Chabahar port without limitation
Director General of Sistan-Baluchestan Ports and Maritime Department said that neighboring countries can invest in Chabahar Port without any restriction. In his…
Iran unveils new home-made car amid surge in output
Iran’s leading automotive company has unveiled a new home-made car amid a surge in domestic output of various car models that many…
Iran expands new COVID-19 cash handouts to 10 mln. more people
The Iranian government says new COVID-19 cash handouts will be available to an extra 10 million people as it intensifies efforts to…
Iran, Pakistan open 2nd border crossing for trade surge
Iran and Pakistan have inaugurated the second official border crossing for the transfer of goods and passengers. The border point opened during…
UN chief urges all countries to have trade with Iran conforming to Res. 2231
Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, called on all member states to preserve the July 2015 nuclear deal and engage “in…
Iran, Pakistan to open border crossing point to facilitate commerce
Iran and Pakistan will open a border crossing point to increase economic and trade exchanges, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says.…
Vietnam regrets US decision to sanction firm, says trade with Iran ‘strictly civilian’
Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry has voiced regret about a US decision to sanction a Vietnamese company for working with the Islamic Republic, saying trade…
Iran’s President Rouhani opens 99 projects
President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated 99 transportation and civil projects through video-conferencing in the 37th series of inauguration ceremonies across the country in…
Iranian tanker reportedly loading Venezuelan oil for export
A tanker chartered by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) is loading Venezuelan crude for export as the two countries apply new…
Iran needs no permissions to return to oil market, minister says
Iranian Petroleum Minister Bijan Zangeneh said on Monday that Iran will not seek the permission of others to return to oil market…
Iran’s chief banker says economy grew 1.3% in H1 fiscal year
Central Bank of Iran (CBI) governor Abdolnasser Hemmati says raw data related to the country’s economic performance in the first half of…
Iran’s intelligence ministry arrests members of illegal forex trading group
Iran’s intelligence ministry has issued a statement saying it has dismantled a major illegal foreign currency trading group amid efforts in the…
Iran will export some 2.3m bpd oil next year, says President Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Iran will export some 2.3 million bpd oil in the next fiscal year envisaged…
Iran’s economy on way to stability, growth: Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that his administration’s wise investment in infrastructure projects has directed the country’s economy towards stability…
Iran’s agrifood exports up 13% in value terms in 8 month to late November
ran’s exports of agricultural products surged by 13 percent in value terms in the eight months to November 20 compared to the similar…
Iran’s Foreign Ministry activates Business Visa in electronic visa system
Iranian Foreign Ministry Director General of Passport and Visa Department, Hassan Nourian said on Monday that issuance of Business Visa has been…
Biggest Iranian flotilla en route to Venezuela carrying fuel, defying US sanctions
Bloomberg reported on Saturday that Iran is sending its biggest fleet yet of tankers to Venezuela in defiance of US sanctions to…