Iran news round up January 8, 2014
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by the AEI Critical Threats Project’s Iran…
Tag Archives: Iran-Turkey ties
Turkish bank to continue dealings with Iran
Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan says state-owned Halkbank will press ahead with processing payments for Turkey’s purchase of oil and gas…
Turkish prime minister to visit Tehran soon
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to pay a visit to Iran later in January to meet high-ranking…
Iran, Turkey eye $30bn trade volume by 2015
Iran and Turkey have underlined their determination to boost the value of their bilateral trade volume to USD 30 billion by 2015. At…
FM calls on 3rd countries to avoid meddling in Tehran-Ankara ties
Ankara, Jan 5, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged the third countries not to interfere in Iran-Turkey relations. ˈIt…
Iranian FM to visit Turkey today
TEHRAN, Jan. 4 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is scheduled to pay a one-day visit to Turkey today to…
Iran, Turkey eye 100 bln USD in annual trade: ambassador
TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) — Iran and Turkey have set a long- term target of 100 billion U.S. dollars for annual trade…
Turkey’s Halkbank says Iran business complies with law
(Reuters) – Halkbank’s (HALKB.IS) dealings with sanctions-hit Iran are entirely lawful, the Turkish state-run lender said on Monday after its chief executive…
Tehran, Ankara to sign sister city agreement today
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian and Turkish capital cities are slated to be declared as sister cities in a ceremony in Ankara on…
Five European countries plan to buy Iran gas: Turkey energy min.
Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz says five European countries are planning to purchase Iran’s natural gas through a major pipeline that Tehran…
Iran, Turkey stress mutual telecommunications cooperation
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iranian Minister Communication and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi stressed expansion of the further mutua cooperation with Turkey on telecommunications areas.…
Turkey optimistic about export growth to Iran
Ankara, Dec 2, IRNA – Turkish exporters believe that Iran’s nuclear deal with Group 5+1 will very positively influence the process of…
Iran, Turkey to resume gold trade: Iran ambassador
Iran Ambassador to Turkey Ali Reza Bigdeli says Tehran and Ankara will resume gold trade once sanctions on Iran are relaxed following…
Turkish speaker pleased with recent developments in ties with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek expressed pleasure in the recent developments in the relations between Tehran and Ankara, and called…
Tehran, Ankara ink transportation MoU
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Turkey endorsed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase the two countries’ cooperation in road transit and transportation.…
Iran, Turkey sign MoU on road transport
Ankara, Nov 28, IRNA — Vice ministers of Iran and Turkey singned a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on road transport here on…
FM: Iran-Turkey trade transactions to hit $30bln in 2015
TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu underlined that his country and Iran are determined to increase the value of their trade…
Iran, Turkey discuss expansion of economic, agricultural cooperation
Ankara, Nov 6, IRNA – Secretary General of the group of eight Islamic developing countries known as D8 Seyed Ali Mohammad Mousavi…
Minister: Iran, Turkey to hold joint industrial commission
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Industries, Mines and Trade Minister Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh announced that Iran and Turkey are planning to set up a…
DEBKA: Turkey to roll up anti-Iran spy rings
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Turkish and Iranian Foreign Ministers signed a security pact based on which Ankara will roll up anti-Iran spy rings…
Iran-Turkey intelligence cooperation makes Israel worried
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iranian ambassador to Turkey Alireza Bigdeli said desirable intelligence cooperation between Iran and Turkey has made western powers and Israel…
Minister: Turkey willing to continue exporting energy from Iran
Istanbul, October 30, IRNA — Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz underlined that Turkey is still willing to continue to its cooperation with…
Prospects for Iran-Turkey ties positive: Davutoglu
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has described the prospects for further bilateral relations between Ankara and Tehran as “very positive.” In a…
Iran rejects Turkish official comments as baseless
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s foreign ministry spokeswoman on Wednesday rejected comments by Turkish deputy prime minister as unfounded, saying such accusations can…
Turkish foreign minister welcomes Iran-US détente
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has welcomed the recent diplomatic developments in Tehran-Washington relations, saying détente between Iran and the US will…
Tehran-Ankara trade transactions to increase to $35b, official
Sanandaj, Kurdestan prov, Sept 29, IRNA – A Turkish official here on Sunday called on both Tehran and Ankara to increase the…