Tehran, July 6, IRNA President Hassan Rouhani said that eradication of poverty and resolving the social problems are the main goals of the economic prosperity in the country. The government is trying to eradicate poverty in the country, President Rouhani said on Monday night, addressing a group of people in his iftar feast. The Iranian president ...

[caption id="attachment_124609" align="alignright" width="149"] Children playing in Pasack village in Sistan and Baluchistan province[/caption] Irans Human Development Index (HDI) value for the year 2013 was 0.749, placing Iran 75th out of 187 countries in terms of its human development. Iran has witnessed a decline in extreme income poverty, with ...