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  • masrour Yesterday 15:46

    Free zones digital economy framework finalized

    TEHRAN – Iran has finalized a digital economy framework for its free trade and special economic zones, aimed at positioning them as drivers of technology-led growth and higher productivity, the secretary of the High Council of Free and Special Economic Zones said.

  • road Yesterday 15:45

    Transport fleet moves 454m tons of cargo in 9 months

    TEHRAN – Iran’s public road transport fleet moved 454.1 million tons of cargo nationwide from the start of the current Iranian year (late March 2025) through the end of the first nine months, marking a modest increase in freight activity, officials said.

  • Afghanistan Yesterday 15:32

    Iran, Afghanistan agree to boost rail freight capacity to 100,000 tons a month

    TEHRAN – Iran and Afghanistan have agreed to deepen strategic cooperation in rail transport, with plans to raise monthly rail freight capacity between the two countries to 100,000 tons, Iranian officials said.

  • ports 2026-01-03 12:30

    Three ports to be upgraded to 3rd-generation hubs under 7th development plan

    TEHRAN – Three major ports are set to be upgraded to third-generation ports by the end of the country’s Seventh National Development Plan, the head of the Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said.

  • expo 2026-01-03 12:22

    230 domestic, foreign firms take part in Iran textile, apparel exhibitions

    TEHRAN – Iran on Friday opened its 31st International Textile Industry Exhibition and the 13th Iran Apparel Exhibition, with the participation of more than 230 domestic and foreign companies, organizers said.

  • trade 2026-01-03 12:18

    Iran’s non-oil exports reach $41.2b in 9 months

    TEHRAN – Iran exported non-oil goods worth $41.243 billion in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2025), customs data showed, as shipment volumes rose slightly despite a decline in export value.

  • Iran-EAEU 2025-12-31 13:23

    Iran's export to Eurasia increases 10%

    TEHRAN- The value of Iran’s export to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member countries rose 10 percent during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21), as compared to the same period of time in the previous year, the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) reported.

  • Hemmati 2025-12-31 13:02

    Hemmati appointed new governor of CBI

    TEHRAN- Abdolnaser Hemmati was elected as the new governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI).

  • trade 2025-12-31 12:24

    Iran’s export to Africa up 77% in 8 months on year

    TEHRAN- The value of Iran's export to African countries in the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21) reached $849 million, reflecting a 77-percent increase compared to the same period last year, an official with Iran's Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) announced.

  • industry 2025-12-30 16:03

    Over 2,000 industrial units go online, creating more than 27,000 direct jobs

    TEHRAN – Iran put more than 2,100 industrial units into operation in the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21- December 21), creating over 27,000 direct jobs and more than 50,000 indirect positions nationwide, a senior industry official said.

  • Gholamabbas Hosseini 2025-12-30 16:02

    South Pars refineries produce over 174m barrels of condensate in 9 months

    TEHRAN – Gas processing plants at South Pars produced more than 174 million barrels of gas condensate in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21), reinforcing feedstock supplies for downstream facilities and supporting energy security, the head of the South Pars Gas Complex (SPGC) said.

  • irrigation 2025-12-30 16:00

    Irrigation equipment exports reach $100m in 8 months

    TEHRAN – Iran exported about $100 million worth of irrigation equipment in the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21), the deputy head of the Agriculture Ministry’s water and soil department said.

  • shrimp 2025-12-29 16:07

    Shrimp production increases 37%

    TEHRAN- Iran Fisheries Organization (IFO) announced that shrimp production has reached 50,000 tons, a 37-percent increase compared to last year.

  • turkey 2025-12-29 16:04

    Iran, Turkey business groups seek to expand industrial, trade cooperation

    TEHRAN – Business delegations from Turkey’s Van province and Iranian industrial representatives held talks in Tehran on ways to remove trade barriers and expand bilateral industrial and commercial cooperation, officials said.

  • road 2025-12-29 15:21

    Over 500 roadside service complexes under construction across Iran

    TEHRAN – An official with the Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization said that 561 roadside service and welfare complexes are currently under construction across Iran, while over 1,160 such facilities are already operational.

  • Indonesia 2025-12-29 15:18

    Iran's private sector eyes technical, engineering co-op with Indonesia

    TEHRAN – Iran’s private sector is ready to participate in large-scale technical and engineering projects in Indonesia, the head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) said, calling for closer cooperation between the chambers of commerce of the two countries to facilitate joint business activity.

  • loading 2025-12-28 12:57

    Loading, unloading of basic goods increase at ports

    TEHRAN – Handling of basic commodities at Iran’s ports rose 12.4 percent year on year in the eighth Iranian calendar month of Aban (late October-late November), according to data released by the Ports and Maritime Organization.

  • abbaszadeh 2025-12-28 12:40

    Petchem projects under 7th development plan near 60% completion

    TEHRAN – Petrochemical projects under Iran’s Seventh National Development Plan are about 60 percent complete, with all first-year targets for the sector achieved in 2024, the head of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) said.

  • china 2025-12-28 12:17

    Iran's exports to China rise 3% in November

    TEHRAN – Iran’s exports to China rose three percent in November 2025, even as total bilateral trade between the two countries declined in the first 11 months of the year, according to data released by China’s customs authority.

  • Kamran Ghafouri 2025-12-28 12:17

    ‘Iran's free trade agreement with Eurasia, key step to neutralize sanctions’

    TEHRAN- The representative of Tehran in the parliament, emphasizing the role of the Fourth International Eurasia Expo in expanding regional cooperation, described Iran's free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) as a vital strategy for circumventing sanctions.

  • Isfahan 2025-12-27 14:43

    Foreign minister urges export reforms at Isfahan business forum

    TEHRAN – Iran’s foreign minister called for removing domestic barriers to exports and improving trade infrastructure at a meeting with private sector representatives in Isfahan, highlighting the province’s economic capacity as a driver of the country’s economic diplomacy.

  • trade 2025-12-27 14:38

    Iran, Azerbaijan agree to boost truck traffic at Astara border

    TEHRAN – Iran and Azerbaijan have agreed to increase daily truck movements at the Astara border crossing to between 350 and 400 vehicles, aiming to ease congestion and facilitate exports and transit flows, Iranian officials said.

  • trade 2025-12-27 14:30

    Iran–EU trade reaches €3.1b in 10 months

    TEHRAN – Trade between Iran and the 27-member European Union reached €3.102 billion in the first 10 months of 2025, according to the latest data released by Eurostat, underscoring the resilience of limited commercial ties despite longstanding sanctions and political tensions.

  • port 2025-12-27 14:17

    PMO signs $400m deals with private sector, minister says

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) has signed new contracts and memoranda of understanding with the private sector worth more than 200 trillion rials ($400 million), the minister of Transport and Urban Development said.

  • South Azadegan oil field 2025-12-26 15:18

    South Azadegan oil field’s production capacity hits 160,000 bpd

    TEHRAN- The managing director of Petropars Group announced an increase in the operational capacity of the South Azadegan joint oil field to 160,000 barrels per day (bpd) and stated: “With the launch of the second train of the central processing unit and the gradual return of wells to the production stream, the trend of stable production in this field has accelerated.”

  • Iran-EAEU 2025-12-26 15:08

    Iran's export to Eurasia increases 16% in 7 months on year

    TEHRAN- The value of Iran’s export to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member countries rose 16 percent during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-October 22), as compared to the same period of time in the previous year, the acting secretary of the Secretariat of Iran’s Free Trade Agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union announced.

  • Export to Afghanistan 2025-12-26 14:49

    Iran exports non-oil goods worth $1.66b to Afghanistan in 8 months

    TEHRAN- Iran exported non-oil commodities valued at $1.66 billion to Afghanistan during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21), the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.

  • kazakhstan 2025-12-24 16:46

    Tehran, Astana seek to boost trade ties through logistics, regional cooperation

    TEHRAN – Trade ties between Tehran and Astana are entering a more dynamic phase following the recent presidential visit to Kazakhstan, with both sides seeking to expand economic cooperation through logistics projects and regional partnerships, a senior trade official said.

  • Iran-Turkey trade 2025-12-24 16:31

    Iran exports non-oil goods worth $4.3b to Turkey in 8 month

    TEHRAN- Iran exported non-oil commodities valued at $4.393 billion to Turkey during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21), the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.

  • south korea 2025-12-24 16:09

    South Korea funds $500,000 vocational training facilities in western Iran

    TEHRAN – Two specialized vocational training workshops were opened and equipped in Iran’s western Kordestan province with $500,000 in funding from South Korea, state media reported on Tuesday.