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  • solar 2025-09-02 16:40

    Iran opens largest rooftop solar power plant in Khorasan Razavi

    TEHRAN – Iran inaugurated its largest rooftop solar power plant on Tuesday in the Chenaran industrial town of Khorasan Razavi Province, with a capacity of 4.5 megawatts, provincial officials said.

  • trade 2025-09-02 16:37

    Iran’s non-oil exports nears $21b in 5 months

    TEHRAN – Iran exported non-oil goods worth $20.92 billion in the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 21-August 22), accounting for more than 61 million tons of shipments, the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said.

  • Iran-China 2025/09/01

    By Mahnaz Abdi

    Strategic alignment: Iran-China economic relations in shadow of SCO

    TEHRAN- The economic relationship between Iran and China is a compelling narrative of ancient ties being reforged into a modern strategic partnership. Rooted in millennia of cultural and commercial exchange along the historic Silk Road, this relationship has entered a dynamic new phase in recent decades. Driven by geopolitical shifts and complementary economic needs, the burgeoning partnership is now being institutionalized and accelerated, with Iran’s recent full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) acting as a powerful catalyst for deeper integration.

  • solar 2025-09-01 14:52

    SATBA signs deal to expand small-scale renewable power in rural areas

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (SATBA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Organization of Municipalities and Rural Administrations to develop small-scale renewable power plants of up to three megawatts in rural areas.

  • refinery 2025-09-01 14:50

    NIORDC to boost refining capacity by 180,000 bpd, launch 3 fuel quality projects

    TEHRAN – Iran plans to raise its refining capacity by 180,000 barrels per day (bpd) by the end of the current Iranian year in March 2026 and bring three major fuel quality projects online, the head of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) said.

  • armenia 2025-09-01 14:48

    Tehran, Yerevan explore rail, trade cooperation under INSTC framework

    TEHRAN – The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) and his Armenian counterpart discussed expanding technical and operational cooperation in rail transport among CIS member states during a recent visit to Russia.

  • pipeline 2025-08-30 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 2025-08-30 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 2025-08-30 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).