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  • free zones Today 16:23

    Sustainable development should be focus of national projects: president

    TEHRAN- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that the country's development path must be designed based on quality, competitive pricing, environmental preservation, and maximum utilization of clean energy.

  • economy Today 15:48

    Government drafts plan to strengthen economic security strategy

    TEHRAN – Iran’s government is drafting a plan to upgrade its economic security strategy, with a focus on currency management and imports, a senior research official said.

  • Iran oil Today 15:38

    Iran oil industry posts fresh records in output, exports, capacity building

    TEHRAN – Iran’s oil industry has set new records in production, exports and capacity development over the past 18 months, despite continued sanctions and external constraints.

  • free zones 2026/02/07

    By Mahnaz Abdi

    Iran pivots free trade zones toward export-led growth

    TEHRAN – In a decisive shift toward economic diversification and resilience, the Iranian government is fundamentally restructuring its network of free trade zones (FTZs) to function as powerful engines for export-led growth.

  • transfer pipeline Yesterday 15:16

    Oil product transfers from Persian Gulf region rise 13%

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Persian Gulf oil pipelines region recorded a 13 percent rise in oil product transfers in the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (late March, 2025-late January, 2026) compared with the same period last year, the regional director said.

  • Madanizadeh Yesterday 14:55

    China backs east–west corridor through Iran, economy minister says

    TEHRAN – Iran’s economy minister said China has strongly backed routing an east–west transport corridor through Iran, following talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a recent visit to Beijing.

  • South Pars Yesterday 14:46

    South Pars gas output sets 9 production records over past 2 years

    TEHRAN – Iran’s South Pars gas field has set nine production records over the past two years, with daily output reaching a new high of 727 million cubic meters, underscoring the field’s central role in meeting the country’s energy demand.

  • Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME) 2026-02-05 22:50

    IME financial market turnover expected to reach $20b

    TEHRAN – Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME) expects the value of transactions in its financial markets to approach $20 billion by the end of the current Iranian year (late March), IME chief executive said.

  • Industry minister 2026-02-05 22:48

    Industry minister inaugurates major development projects in Yazd province

     TEHRAN- The Wednesday trip of the Minister of Industry, Mining, and Trade to Yazd Province turned into a scene of decision-making and practical action in the field of production and industrial investment. 

  • Hemmati 2026-02-05 22:44

    Curbing inflation, primary priority of monetary policy: CBI governor

    TEHRAN- The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), outlining the priorities of monetary and exchange rate policies, emphasized this institution's complete focus on sustainably curbing inflation, deepening the forex trading market, and the necessity of cooperation from other government bodies to navigate the current complex situation.

  • Thermal Power Plants Holding Company 2026-02-04 11:44

    Iran ranks among top 10 countries by thermal power capacity

    TEHRAN – Iran ranks among the world’s 10 countries with the largest thermal power generation capacity, a senior official at the Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPH) said.

  • Tavanir 2026-02-04 11:40

    Power projects worth $1.1b to be inaugurated across Iran

    TEHRAN – Energy Ministry will inaugurate 243 power sector projects nationwide during the Ten-Day Dawn anniversary period, with total investment of about 550 trillion rials ($1.1 billion), a senior official at Iran's Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company (Tavanir) said.

  • Iran’s car production 2026-02-04 11:30

    Car output down 7% in nine months 

    TEHRAN – Iran’s car production fell seven percent in the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21-December 21, 2025) compared with the same period last year, the head of the Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO) said.

  • agriculture 2026-02-02 16:04

    Nearly 3,300 agriculture projects to be inaugurated during Ten-Day Dawn

    TEHRAN – Iran will inaugurate 3,294 agriculture projects across multiple subsectors during the Ten-Day Dawn anniversary period, a senior official at the Agriculture Ministry said.

  • RAI 2026-02-02 15:57

    More than $40m in preferential loans allocated to upgrade rail fleet

    TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) has allocated 20 trillion rials (over $40 million) in preferential loans to support private-sector investment in renewing the country’s rail fleet, a senior official at the company said.

  • free zones 2026-02-02 15:22

    Free zones launch, break ground on 221 projects during Ten-Day Dawn

    TEHRAN – Secretary of Iranian Free Zones High Council said 221 development and investment projects worth a combined 690 trillion rials (about $1.38 billion) were inaugurated or launched across the country’s free zones during the Ten-Day Dawn, marking victory of the Islamic Revolution.

  • Govt. announces new investment incentive for industrial parks 2026-02-01 15:54

    Govt. announces new investment incentive for industrial parks

    TEHRAN – Iranian government has introduced a new incentive for investors in industrial parks and zones, cutting upfront land payment requirements as part of efforts to support production and ease investment conditions, the Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry said.

  • Iran targets $10b in energy services exports to Eurasia by 2028/29 2026-02-01 15:39

    Iran targets $10b in energy services exports to Eurasia by 2028/29

    TEHRAN – Iran is aiming to export about $10 billion worth of energy-related services, engineering expertise and goods to the Eurasian region by 2028/29, leveraging a free trade agreement as its main platform for expansion, an industry official said.

  • Iran’s exports to Africa jump 66% in 9 months yr/yr 2026-02-01 15:26

    Iran’s exports to Africa jump 66% in 9 months yr/yr

    TEHRAN – Iran’s exports to Africa rose 66 percent in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2025) from a year earlier, driven by stronger trade engagement and policy support, a senior official at the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO) said.

  • World Bank 2026-01-31 15:15

    World Bank says 3 governance indicators improved in Iran

    TEHRAN – The World Bank said three of Iran’s governance indicators improved in 2024, citing gains in government effectiveness, control of corruption and accountability.

  • IMIDRO 2026-01-31 15:13

    IMIDRO says 420 exploration maps to draw private investment

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) plans to use more than 400 newly produced exploration maps to attract private sector participation and reduce risk in mineral exploration, its head said.

  • Paknejad 2026-01-31 15:09

    Paknejad plays down concerns over U.S. dealings with Iran’s oil customers

    TEHRAN – Iran’s oil minister dismissed concerns that potential U.S. dealings with buyers of Iranian crude could undermine Tehran’s oil sales or revenues, saying the country remains in control of its export strategy.

  • Iran-Russia 2026-01-30 16:16

    New Iranian vessel to be unveiled in Caspian Sea, co-op with Russia planned in 200 petchem projects

    TEHRAN – Iran will unveil a new vessel in the Caspian Sea next week as part of efforts to expand cargo transport capacity, particularly container shipping, Iran’s ambassador to Russia said.

  • non-oil trade 2026-01-30 15:57

    Iran’s non-oil trade tops $94b in 10 months

    TEHRAN – Iran’s total non-oil trade reached $94.123 billion in the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2025-January 20, 2026), the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said.

  • Iran-EAEU 2026-01-30 15:51

    Private sector seen doubling exports to Eurasian markets

    TEHRAN – Iran’s private sector and traders have the capacity to double exports to some member states of the Eurasian Economic Union, a senior trade official said.

  • Tehran to host Iran–Russia joint economic committee meeting 2026-01-28 15:59

    Tehran to host Iran–Russia joint economic committee meeting

    TEHRAN – The 19th session of the Iran–Russia Joint Economic Committee meeting will be held in Tehran in mid-February, reflecting expanding cooperation prospects between the two countries, Iran’s deputy oil minister for international and commercial affairs said.

  • Iran boosts trade with Oman, Qatar, UAE 2026-01-28 15:58

    Iran boosts trade with Oman, Qatar, UAE

    TEHRAN – Iran’s trade with Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates rose in the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21 –December 21, 2025) compared with the same period last year, a senior official at Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) said.

  • Maritime transport key to trade security: transport minister 2026-01-28 15:56

    Maritime transport key to trade security: transport minister

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Minister of Transport and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadegh said maritime transport plays a pivotal role in trade security, cost reduction and sustainable access to global markets, describing the Persian Gulf as central to the country’s macro-level planning.

  • renewables 2026-01-27 15:01

    Renewables capacity set to top 5,200 MW by late March

    TEHRAN – Iran plans to raise its renewable power generation capacity to more than 5,200 megawatts by the end of the current Iranian year (late March), a deputy energy minister said, citing faster permitting and improved financing as key to meeting the target.

  • investment 2026-01-27 14:59

    Industry Ministry approves $11b of foreign investment

    TEHRAN – Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry has issued licenses for more than $11 billion in foreign investment projects so far, though actual capital inflows remain far lower, an official at the country’s investment authority said.