The unilateral US sanctions on Iran have not affected relations between Iraq and Iran, as trade ties in key sectors between the two neighbors continue as usual, Iraq's ambassador to Tehran said…
The presence of military forces in the Persian Gulf from countries outside the region would be considered a source of insecurity by Iran, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said, in reference…
Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on Muslims across the world to oppose the so-called US peace plan for the Middle East, describing it as a "ruse" that is "…
The Interior Ministry is seeking the approval of the Guardians Council to use electronic voting machines in parliamentary elections, said a lawmaker, who believes that using an electronic system…
A jury verdict allowing the US government to seize a midtown Manhattan office tower that it said was effectively controlled by Iran was thrown out on Friday by a federal appeals court, which…
Passenger train services resumed between Iran and Turkey's capital cities, Tehran and Ankara, respectively, at 9:50 p.m. local time on Wednesday after Saeed Rasouli, the head of Islamic Republic…
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At the end of Iran’s stock market trading week on Wednesday, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange, TEDPIX rose 0.28% compared with the reported figure for a week earlier. The TSE benchmark…
The cost of money has declined up to 1.5% following a government decision to scrap the overnight interest rate policy on deposits in January, head of the Association of Private Banks and Credit…
European efforts to launch a payments channel to facilitate trade with Iran suffered a fresh setback on Thursday when the German former diplomat who was set to take over as the new chief of…
Iran has ranked 52nd globally in the Fragile States Index, produced by Fund for Peace, a US non-profit, non-governmental research and educational institution. FFP placed Iran in 'High…
Iraq is close to reaching a deal with oil majors BP and Eni for an export pipeline project that was initially planned as part of a mega-deal with US energy giant ExxonMobil, according to five…
The International Energy Agency cut its global oil demand growth forecasts for this year and next on Friday, citing fears of an economic downturn as the US-China trade war casts a shadow over…
Iran welcomes any initiative by regional countries to foster cooperation and improve peace and security, Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson said, amid signs of willingness by Persian Gulf Arab…
Iran sees Israel’s possible participation in a proposed US-led force in the Persian Gulf as a “clear threat” to its security and reserves the right to take action against such a menacing move,…
Bank Maskan, the state-run agent bank of the housing sector, granted more than 60,000 loans worth 27,540 billion rials ($230.46 million) in the last Iranian month (June 22-July 22), indicating…
Major Iranian steelmakers sold a total of 477.82 trillion rials ($4 billion) worth of products during the first four Iranian months (March 21-July 22) to register a year-on-year increase of 93…
Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture plans to send an economic delegation to Austria in October. The delegation is expected to start a four-day visit from Oct. 2.…
Several communication projects were kicked off in the cities of Khorasan Razavi during the ICT minister's recent visit to the province.
In order to expedite the processing of applications, increase transparency and curb paper use, Iranian schools are to record the documents of all primary school students electronically. As of…
Hajj flights from Iran to Saudi Arabia concluded last week on Aug. 6. Starting on July 8, a total of 88,561 hajj pilgrims have been transported to Saudi Arabia via 360 flights in the…
Followed by Qatar, Israel and Lebanon, Iran is ranked 4th on the list of countries with extremely high water risk. The Tehran-based Persian-language economic newspaper Donya-e-Eqtesad, a…
Natural gas grid in western Kurdistan Province has expanded 300 kilometers over the past five months, managing director of the provincial gas company said. "Of the total extension, 120…
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Trade in the stock market is free of capital gains tax, said the head of Securities and Exchange Organization. Shapour Mohammadi said the Economy Ministry agreed to a proposal by the…
