By Mahnaz Abdi

TPO hosts final session as Vietnamese trade delegation concludes Tehran visit with agricultural MOU

TEHRAN – The Vietnamese trade delegation, led by Mr. Nguyen Dang Dinh, concluded its 12-day mission to Iran on Sunday, October 18, with a high-level meeting at the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO). The delegation, which arrived in Tehran on October 6, aimed to expand Vietnam’s commercial reach in the Middle East and engage directly with the Iranian market, with the TPO hosting the final working session.

New corridors help preserve country’s trade capacity: TPO official

TEHRAN- Deputy Head of the Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) said: With the cooperation of various sectors and the creation of new infrastructure and corridors, part of the country’s trade capacity was preserved and it became possible for activities to continue.

Financial transactions with Russia are possible: TPO head

TEHRAN- Mohammad Ali Dehghan Dehnavi, Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO), in response to a question about the organization’s measures to facilitate financial exchanges between Iranian traders and the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), especially Russia, said: “One of the important issues in trade development is preferential and free trade agreements, which have been pursued seriously in the recent period and are being developed.”

Exports continue through alternative routes: TPO head

TEHRAN- The head of the Trade Promotion Organization (TPO), referring to the effects of trade restrictions and a 34 percent drop in the weight of the country’s foreign trade in the first six months of this year, said: At the same time, part of exports is still being carried out by sea, and another part through corridors and land and rail routes. He also called rumors about the closure of some of the country’s borders incorrect.

Iran's share of Russia's $300b market is negligible: TPO head

TEHRAN- The Head of Iran's Trade Promotion Organization (TPO), stating that Iran's share of the Russian market must increase, said: This country imports about $300 billion annually from various countries around the world, and despite the progress made, Iran's share of this large market is still negligible.

FTA with Eurasia is a new capacity for expanding trade exchanges: TPO head

TEHRAN- The Head of the Iran Trade Promotion Organization (TPO), referring to the holding of three important economic-trade events in Belarus, described the free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union as an important capacity for expanding trade exchanges between Iran and the member states of the union.

By Mahnaz Abdi

Iran expands rail routes to China, targets higher-value exports: TPO

TEHRAN- At a press conference, Amir Roshanbakhsh Ghanbari, deputy for international business development at Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO), said Iran is negotiating with China to develop rail routes for goods transit, with part of Iranian cargo already moving to China via Yazd Dry Port. He said transport is a fundamental trade issue and current conditions impose restrictions.

TPO head outlines 3-pillar strategy to overcome export barriers

TEHRAN — Mohammad Ali Dehghan Dehnavi, head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (PMO), has outlined three core priorities for the organization this year: monitoring, facilitation, and proactive engagement.

Iran expands trade footprint with 7 new commercial attachés

TEHRAN- Akbar Godari in Oman, Reza Bagherifard in Afghanistan, Mahmoud Eskandari in Belarus, Mohsen Montazeri in Malaysia, Seif-Ali Zarbi in Russia, Dariush Vossoughi in Turkey, and Mojtaba Moulaei Moein in India have been introduced as Iran's commercial attachés to begin operations in target markets.

Rial-based trade mechanism with neighbors being designed: TPO official

TEHRAN- The Deputy for Commercial Services of Iran's Trade Promotion Organization (TPO), referring to the country's plans to expand trade with neighboring countries, said: To facilitate trade exchanges with countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan, proposals have been made to establish a rial-based trade mechanism, and this matter is being reviewed in cooperation with the banking system and exchange offices.

‘Pakistan's port capacity, an advantage for Iran's trade with East Asia’

TEHRAN- The Head of Iran's Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) described the visit of a Pakistani delegation to Iran—aimed at holding a bilateral meeting and following up on the approvals of the 10th Joint Trade Committee—as the beginning of a brilliant era in the development of economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, and emphasized the need for a long-term perspective on Tehran-Islamabad relations.

TPO official outlines 2-year achievements in trade infrastructure, export development

TEHRAN- The Deputy Head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO), outlining the organization's most important actions and achievements over the past two years, identified the development of trade infrastructure, strengthening Iran's presence in target markets, targeted support for exporters, and facilitation of foreign trade processes as the main axes of the organization's activities.

Iran's trade diplomacy surges with expansion of commercial attaché network

TEHRAN- The Director General of the West Asia Office at Iran's Trade Promotion Organization (TPO), elaborating on the organization's major achievements in the years 1403 and 1404 (2024–2025) announced unprecedented records in attracting trade delegations and developing export infrastructure.

Iran finalizes preferential trade agreement with Oman, sends to parliament for approval

TEHRAN- The Director-General of the West Asia Office of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) announced that the preferential trade agreement with Oman has been finalized after completing administrative procedures and has been submitted to the Parliament for final review.

‘Shifting export track from raw material sales to finished goods, a necessity’

TEHRAN- The Head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO), during a meeting with representatives and the board of directors of the Iran Guilds Chamber, announced the formulation of a new roadmap for a leap in non-oil exports and emphasized the strategic necessity of transitioning from raw and semi-raw material exports to high-value-added finished goods.

TPO plans to review regulations to remove barriers to production, trade

TEHRAN- The head of Iran's Trade Promotion Organization (TPO), while emphasizing the need for continued interaction between the government and the private sector and the improvement of business processes, announced the organization's plan to amend and review trade-related regulations, remove domestic obstacles, and strengthen trade guarantee infrastructure with private sector participation.

Export terminals, effective infrastructure in facilitating, expanding non-oil exports

TEHRAN- Based on the approvals of the Cabinet of Ministers in various periods and in accordance with relevant upstream documents, export terminals have been defined as one of the infrastructures for the country's export development.

Financing system, investment, digital infrastructure exhibit to develop intl. interactions

TEHRAN- The Deputy for International Business Development of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran, while referring to the holding of the Policy Council meeting of the 18th International Exhibition of Financial System, Investment and Digital Infrastructure, announced negotiations for the participation of national wealth funds and national development funds of neighboring countries, BRICS members, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in this exhibition.

‘TPO puts emphasis on development of regional trade, export’

TEHRAN- The Deputy of Commercial Services at the Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) of Iran described the signing of the protocol for regional connectivity and transit facilitation between the Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan as an effective step in developing regional trade, increasing non-oil exports, and strengthening Iran's position in regional transit corridors.

Synergy among bodies necessary to implement FTA with EAEU: TPO head

TEHRAN- The Head of the Iran Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) while emphasizing the need for synergy among executive bodies in the effective implementation of the Iran-Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Free Trade Agreement, described this agreement as a joint project among all institutions related to trade.

Development of alternative Persian Gulf routes continues

TEHRAN- The Director General of Logistics and Support at the Iran Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) said that bottlenecks along alternative transportation routes are being resolved, and that further development of these corridors requires cooperation among domestic agencies as well as agreements with neighboring countries.

Iran-UAE trade reactivated

TEHRAN- The Deputy for Commercial Services of Iran's Trade Promotion Organization announced the reactivation of trade exchanges between Iran and the UAE via Jebel Ali Port, one of the most important ports in the southern Persian Gulf.

TPO official outlines key pillars for achieving $10b Iran-Pakistan bilateral trade target

TEHRAN- The Director General of Asia and Subcontinent Department of Iran's Trade Promotion Organization said: Focusing on removing infrastructure barriers, activating the transit corridor, developing border market activities, and utilizing the barter mechanism under current circumstances are the main pillars of the Iran-Pakistan trade roadmap to increase bilateral trade to the level of $10 billion.

Iran’s export of technical-engineering services rises 140% in a year

TEHRAN- The deputy for international business development at Iran's Trade Promotion Organization announced 140 percent growth in the export of engineering and technical services in the past Iranian calendar year 1404 (ended on March 20).

Defining alternative trade routes necessary: TPO official

TEHRAN- The Director General of the Preparation and Support Office of the Iran Trade Promotion Organization (TPO), while addressing the importance of identifying trade corridors, emphasized the need to redefine new corridors with the aim of reducing cost and time in trade.

Iran–China trade reaches $2.54b in a month

TEHRAN – Non-oil trade between Iran and China reached about $2.54 billion in the Iranian month of Aban 1404 (October-November, 2025), according to data released by the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO).

Iran Expo 2026 to be held during June 18–22 to boost non-oil exports

TEHRAN – The eighth Exhibition of Export Capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran Expo 2026) will be held from June 18 to June 22, 2026, aimed at strengthening trade diplomacy and expanding non-oil exports, a senior official at the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO) said.