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  • pipeline Yesterday 14:10

    POGC completes onshore section of South Pars Phase 16 gas pipeline

    TEHRAN – Pars Oil and Gas Company has brought into operation the onshore section of a new 32-inch pipeline from South Pars Phase 16, aimed at strengthening gas transmission and easing supply imbalances, the company said on Friday.

  • electicity Yesterday 13:26

    Over 140 villages connected to national power grid in a year

    TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Ministry has connected 144 villages to the national power grid over the past year as part of the government’s push to expand electricity access in rural and deprived areas, the Energy Ministry said.

  • trade Yesterday 13:25

    Non-oil exports hit $16.5b in 4 months, trade with Arab neighbors grows

    TEHRAN – Iran’s exports reached $16.55 billion in the first four months of the Iranian year (March 20–July 21), down 5.5 percent in value from a year earlier, even as trade with neighboring and Arab countries remained a major driver of non-oil commerce, officials said.

  • power plant 2025-08-29 14:32

    Annual supply of liquid fuel to power plants rises 40%

    TEHRAN – Iran supplied more than 22 billion liters of liquid fuel to power plants in the Iranian year 1403 (March 2024–March 2025), a 40 percent increase from the previous year, the Oil Ministry said.

  • russia 2025-08-29 13:02

    Tehran, Moscow discuss Rasht–Astara railway, potential Caspian cruise line

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali, met Russian Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin to discuss key transport projects, including the long-delayed Rasht–Astara railway, the Iranian Embassy in Moscow said.

  • Belarus 2025-08-29 13:01

    Iran, Belarus sign airworthiness cooperation deal

    TEHRAN – Iran and Belarus have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on aviation engineering and technical cooperation, which includes mutual recognition of airworthiness certification, the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran said.

  • Iran and Pakistan trade 2025-08-27 15:11

    Iran exports non-oil products valued at $603m to Pakistan in 4 months

    TEHRAN- Iran exported non-oil commodities valued at $603 million to Pakistan during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22), according to the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).

  • mining 2025-08-27 12:28

    IMIDRO reports 40% rise in exploration excavation

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) said its mineral exploration drilling rose by 40 percent in the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21- July 22), compared with the same period last year.

  • uzbekistan 2025-08-27 12:02

    Iran, Uzbekistan sign cooperation deal in steel sector

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Steel Producers Association and the Uzbekistan Metallurgy Association signed a memorandum of understanding on joint cooperation in the iron and steel sector, the Iranian association said on Wednesday.

  • oil 2025-08-26 14:47

    Iran’s oil output hits 7.5-year high, NIOC head says

    TEHRAN – Iran’s crude oil production reached its highest level in seven and a half years at the beginning of September, the head of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said on Tuesday.

  • uzbekistan 2025-08-26 14:16

    Iran ready to supply steel products, engineering services to Uzbekistan

    TEHRAN – Iran is ready to supply steel products and engineering services to Uzbekistan, the head of the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) said in a meeting with the head of Uzbekistan’s Metallurgy Association.

  • Iran Africa 2025-08-26 14:11

    Exports to Africa more than double in 4 months

    TEHRAN – Iran’s exports to Africa rose 2.2 times in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21- July 22), the head of the Africa Office at the Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) announced.

  • projects 2025-08-25 14:10

    Major development projects to be inaugurated during government week

    TEHRAN – Iran will launch hundreds of fisheries, mining, and port development projects across the country during Government Week (August 24-30), officials said on Monday, highlighting a push to expand production, create jobs and attract foreign investment.

  • export 2025-08-25 13:53

    Iran targets $4.5b in technical-engineering services exports by Mar. 2026

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) is aiming to boost exports of technical and engineering services to $4.5 billion by the end of the current Iranian year (late March 2026), an official said on Monday.

  • south pars 2025-08-25 13:53

    South Pars gas complex says 90% of maintenance parts sourced locally

    TEHRAN – More than 90 percent of equipment used in overhaul operations at Iran’s South Pars Gas Complex now comes from domestic suppliers, a shift officials say supports stable output and a knowledge-based economy.

  • Iran-China 2025-08-24 15:09

    Iran-China non-oil trade stands at $9b in 4 months

    TEHRAN - The value of non-oil trade between Iran and China stood at $9 billion during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22), according to the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).

  • Belarus 2025-08-24 14:43

    Iran, Belarus sign industrial cooperation agreements

    TEHRAN – Iran and Belarus signed a series of industrial cooperation agreements during President Masoud Pezeshkian’s official visit to Minsk, Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade said.

  • australia 2025-08-24 14:35

    Exports from Iran to Australia rise 30% despite overall trade decline

    TEHRAN – Iran’s exports to Australia grew 30 percent in the first half of 2025 even as overall bilateral trade fell by 10 percent, according to Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

  • Flare gases 2025-08-23 16:49

    Oil ministry establishes flare gas collection task force

    TEHRAN- Iranian Oil Minister has established a task force for the collection of flare gases.

  • Investment 2025-08-23 16:36

    Foreign investment projects worth over $20b approved by current government

    TEHRAN- From the beginning of the 14th government’s incumbency until the end of the past Iranian calendar month Tir (July 22), the Iranian Investment and Economic and Technical Assistance Organization approved 595 foreign investment projects worth $20.379 billion.

  • Power 2025-08-23 16:10

    Small, medium-sized industries to add 250MW of electricity to national grid by next March

    TEHRAN- Small and medium-sized industries will add 250 megawatts (MW) of electricity to the national grid by the end of current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2026), according to the head of the Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO).

  • oil 2025-08-20 16:04

    IEA says Iran boosts oil output by 200,000 barrels a day in July

    TEHRAN – Iran’s crude oil production rose by about 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) in July, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), which reported the country’s output reached 3.27 million bpd.

  • belarus 2025-08-20 15:27

    Belarus views industrial cooperation with Iran as promising

    TEHRAN- Belarusian Industry Ministry places great importance on the development of mutually beneficial cooperation between Belarus and Iran, Belarusian Industry Minister and Co-chair of the Belarusian-Iranian Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation Andrei Kuznetsov told BelTA on the sidelines of the high-level talks between Belarus and Iran at the Palace of Independence in Minsk on August 20.

  • Armenia 2025-08-20 14:57

    Iran, Armenia slash tariffs as trade pact deepens under Eurasia framework

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Industry, Mining and Trade Minister said tariffs on 87 percent of goods traded between Iran and Armenia have been eliminated, as Tehran presses ahead with efforts to expand a preferential trade pact with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

  • Iran-Armenia 2025-08-19 16:03

    Iran, Armenia sign cooperation documents in different areas

    TEHRAN- President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran, accompanied by a delegation of his cabinet members, visited Armenia to strengthen bilateral relations across transport, infrastructure, and trade sectors. During the visit, Pezeshkian met with top Armenian officials to discuss strategic cooperation, particularly in transit corridors, regional connectivity, and economic partnerships.

  • sponge iron 2025-08-19 15:12

    Sponge iron export up 30% in 4 months on year

    TEHRAN- Export of Iran’s sponge iron rose 30 percent during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA).

  • madanizadeh 2025-08-19 14:08

    Economy minister outlines new financing plans to curb inflation, support production

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Economy Minister said the government is preparing revisions to the 2025 budget law to reduce the deficit, expand supply chain financing, and steer large enterprises toward the capital market in a bid to ease inflationary pressures and boost liquidity for the private sector.

  • exhibit 2025-08-18 15:53

    Intl. building, construction industry exhibition opens in Tehran

    TEHRAN – Iran on Monday opened the 25th International Exhibition of Building and Construction Industry (Iran CONFAIR 2025), the country’s largest trade fair for the construction sector, with officials highlighting the industry’s export potential and central role in the economy.

  • pakistan 2025-08-18 15:38

    Tehran, Islamabad set $3b target for agricultural trade

    TEHRAN – Iran and Pakistan signed a joint statement pledging to expand cooperation in agriculture, trade and food security, with officials setting a goal to boost bilateral agricultural trade to $3.0 billion within two years.

  • turbine 2025-08-18 15:17

    Iran unveils 1st domestically built advanced class-F gas turbine

    TEHRAN – Iran on Monday unveiled its first domestically produced advanced class-F gas turbine, a milestone the government said will boost the country’s power generation capabilities.