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  • agriculture 2025-02-26 17:33

    Iran bans exports of some crops amid soaring domestic prices

    TEHRAN - The Iranian Agriculture Ministry has banned exports of more crops from the country as part of efforts to control soaring food prices in the domestic market in the days remaining until the holy month of Ramadan and the new Iranian year.

  • TRACECA 2025-02-26 17:30

    TRACECA Secretary-General: Iran serves as a key link connecting member states

    TEHRAN – Iran acts as a key intermediary and connecting link for TRACECA member states, facilitating their access to the Persian Gulf, the organization’s Secretary-General said.

  • Azerbaijan 2025-02-26 16:19

    Iran, Azerbaijan to establish joint agricultural cooperation committee

    TEHRAN - Iran and Azerbaijan have agreed to establish a joint agricultural cooperation committee within the next month, the agriculture ministers of the two countries announced.

  • petchem 2025-02-25 15:56

    Iran’s petchem production capacity reaches 100m tons

    TEHRAN – The production capacity of Iran’s petrochemical industry has reached approximately 100 million tons, with 60 percent allocated to key base products such as methanol, ammonia, ethylene, and other essential chemicals, the head of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) said.

  • TRACECA 2025-02-25 15:37

    Tehran to host 17th intergovernmental commission meeting of TRACECA

    TEHRAN – Iran will host the 17th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission of the Europe-Caucasus-Asia Transport Corridor (TRACECA) for the first time on Wednesday, February 26, the head of the International Affairs Center at Iran's Transport and Urban Development Ministry said.

  • Tehran to host national seminar on knowledge-based ecosystem 2025-02-25 15:23

    New legislation introduced to boost knowledge-based companies

    TEHRAN – Iran has introduced new laws, including the Knowledge-Based Production Leap Act and the Knowledge-Based Companies Support Act, to foster the growth of knowledge-based firms, according to the head of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund.

  • ECO meeting 2025-02-24 15:53

    ECO member states’ RPC kicks off in Tehran

    TEHRAN- The 35th Regional Planning Council (RPC) of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) kicked off in Tehran with the participation of high-ranking delegations from relevant ministries and organizations of ECO member countries.

  • oil 2025-02-24 15:36

    NIOC to operate smart oil wells using digital technologies

    TEHRAN –National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) plans to integrate digital technologies into oil wells and collect 15 million cubic meters of associated gas by the end of 2025, said the company's head.

  • copper 2025-02-24 15:23

    Copper reserves of Iran surpass 21b tons

    TEHRAN – Iran’s copper reserves have exceeded 21 billion tons, according to the deputy head of the National Iranian Copper Industries Company (NICICO).

  • seyedi 2025-02-23 16:14

    SEO head outlines 3 key strategies for next year, pushes for deregulation

    TEHRAN – The head of Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) has identified improving market efficiency as a key priority for the country’s capital market in the coming year 1404 (starts on March 21), emphasizing efforts to enhance transparency and protect shareholder rights.

  • petrotech 2025-02-23 15:52

    Tehran hosting Petrotech conference

    TEHRAN – The third Petrotech conference commenced in Tehran on Sunday with the participation of key subsidiaries of Iran’s Oil Ministry and senior oil industry officials, Shana reported.

  • russia 2025-02-23 15:48

    Iran, Russia expand trade cooperation at Eurasia exhibition

    TEHRAN – On the sidelines of the third Eurasia International Trade Exhibition in Tehran, a delegation comprising economic officials and executives from 15 Russian companies met with representatives of 32 Iranian technology and knowledge-based firms to discuss the export potential of both countries.

  • flare 2025-02-22 15:05

    Iran to minimize gas flaring within 4 years

    TEHRAN – Iran aims to significantly reduce gas flaring at refineries within the next four years, with an initial reduction planned by the end of this Iranian calendar year (late March), a senior oil ministry official said.

  • Armenia 2025-02-22 14:59

    Iran, Armenia to expand trade ties

    TEHRAN – The head of Iran's Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) has underscored the need to enhance trade cooperation between Iran and Armenia during a meeting with Armenia's deputy economy minister.

  • Pezeshkian 2025-02-22 14:49

    Tehran hosts Eurasian trade exhibit with 200 foreign delegations

    TEHRAN – The third Eurasian Trade Exhibition is underway in Tehran, featuring 200 foreign delegations from member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), according to Mohammad-Ali Dehghan Dehnavi, head of Iran's Trade Promotion Organization (TPO).

  • oil 2025-02-21 17:38

    Iran’s oil exports to China expected to surge 86% in February

    TEHRAN - Iran’s crude exports to China are expected to reach 1.74 million barrels per day (bpd) in February, marking an 86 percent increase from January, according to preliminary data from intelligence firm Kpler.

  • investment 2025-02-21 17:36

    Iran approves over $1.2b in foreign investment projects

    TEHRAN - Iran has approved foreign investment projects worth $1.2 billion during the 289th meeting of the Foreign Investment Board, a senior official at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance said.

  • Azerbaijan 2025-02-21 17:34

    Tehran, Baku hold joint technical committee on hydropower projects

    TEHRAN - Iran and Azerbaijan convened the 14th Joint Technical Committee on the construction and operation of Khoda Afarin and Qiz Qalesi dams and power plants, discussing completed measures and the development of related facilities.

  • Afghanistan 2025-02-21 16:43

    Iran, Afghanistan central bank chiefs agree to boost monetary, banking ties

    TEHRAN – The governors of Iran and Afghanistan’s central banks met on the sidelines of a banking technology summit in Yekaterinburg, Russia, to discuss strengthening monetary and banking cooperation, Iran’s central bank said.

  • power 2025-02-19 15:20

    Iran’s power plant efficiency surpasses 39.6% amid fuel challenges

    TEHRAN – The average efficiency of Iran’s power plants has exceeded 39.6 percent, with efforts underway to sustain the upward trend, a senior official at the country’s Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPH) said.

  • caspian 2025-02-19 14:55

    Iran calls for expansion of Caspian energy cooperation

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Minister of Oil for International Affairs and Commerce emphasized the need for greater energy cooperation among Caspian Sea littoral states, highlighting Iran’s readiness to collaborate on major oil and gas projects with regional partners.

  • russia 2025-02-19 14:54

    Iran, Russia sign 2025 transport, transit cooperation roadmap

    TEHRAN – Iran and Russia signed the 2025 transport and transit cooperation roadmap, along with an addendum for engineering studies on the Rasht-Astara railway project. The agreement was signed by Iran’s Minister of Transport and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadegh and Russia’s Minister of Transport Roman Vladimirovich Starovoyt.

  • south africa 2025-02-18 16:02

    South Africa open to nuclear cooperation with Iran

    TEHRAN - A senior South African official has said the country may seek assistance from Iran or Russia to expand its nuclear power capacity—a stance that analysts say could further strain relations with the United States.

  • bovard 2025-02-18 15:48

    Tehran, Moscow emphasize expanding oil co-op through joint projects

    TEHRAN - The head of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and Russia’s deputy energy minister have stressed the expansion of bilateral cooperation through joint oil projects.

  • top firms 2025-02-18 15:20

    Top 50 production companies honored

    TEHRAN - Iran’s House of Mining, Industries and Trade hosted the 22nd National Production, National Pride Festival, recognizing 50 leading manufacturing and industrial companies.

  • hemmati 2025-02-18 15:12

    Iran seen as key economic link in West Asia

    TEHRAN - Iran’s economy minister has stated that regional economic cooperation is incomplete without Iran’s participation, emphasizing the country's strategic role in linking the Persian Gulf to Central Asia.

  • Iran-Qatar 2025-02-17 16:02

    Tehran, Doha discuss expansion of economic, financial ties

    TEHRAN- During a meeting between Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Abdolnaser Hemmati and Qatari Minister of Finance Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari, the two sides discussed the ways to expand the economic and financial relations between the two countries.

  • Iran-Saudi Arabia 2025-02-17 15:18

    Iran, Saudi Arabia stress development of commercial cooperation

    Iran, Saudi Arabia stress expansion of commercial cooperation

  • Eurasia 2025-02-17 13:44

    Eurasia exhibition, a great marketing to present export capabilities

    TEHRAN- The managing director of Iran International Exhibitions Company said that holding Eurasia International Exhibition is the best marketing method and presenting capabilities in the field of export.

  • Caspian Sea Forum 2025-02-17 12:45

    Tehran hosting 3rd Caspian Economic Forum

    TEHRAN – The third Caspian Economic Forum kicked off in Tehran on Monday with the presence of the officials of the Caspian Sea littoral states.