1. China's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying: China's lawful trade cooperation with Iran should be respected. (Reuters) 2. Hossein Yaqoubi-Miab, Central Bank of Iran’s deputy for…
Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, the head of Plan and Budget Organization of Iran, says despite sanctions, the government’s financial resources have increased more than 20% in the first seven months of…
As Iran's national currency has lost considerable value in recent months, local hotel operators are now calling for a two-tier pricing system. The proposal is fiercely opposed by tour…
Hard-pressed auto manufacturing industry already under mounting pressure for its poor quality and high prices should prepare for a new challenge in the coming weeks. The state is due to raise…
A new scheme has been designed jointly by the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company and the Ministry of Industries that calls for h engines of 20,000 diesel-powered commercial…
During the first half of the current fiscal that started in March, motorcyclists and pedestrians comprised close to 80% of road accident deaths, the High Council for Coordination of Urban…
Oil prices fell on Monday as the start to US sanctions against Iran's fuel exports was softened by waivers that will allow some countries to still import Iranian crude, at least temporarily.…
A desalination unit in Sirik County, off the coast of Sea of Oman in the southern Hormozgan Province, was launched on Thursday. The facility provides 8,000 people with potable water, ISNA…
An oil export pipeline in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region has been upgraded to a capacity of 1 million barrels per day from 700,000 bpd, the Kurdish Regional Government’s natural resources…
China’s Sinopec and CNPC are speeding up drilling and exploration from major shale oil and gas formations in the country’s western regions to boost domestic output, according to company reports…
International Energy Agency data show Iran paid $45 billion in energy subsidies in 2017, a member of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce said. "The data indicate a 55% growth in energy subsidies…
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Sanctions on Iran’s banks, oil exports, ships and ports, lifted in 2015 as part of a nuclear weapons agreement that Trump abandoned in May, will be reimposed on Monday. But it is not clear…
Iran’s unemployment rate, the proportion of jobless population of ages 10 years and above, stood at 12.2% in the second quarter of the current Iranian year (June 22-Sept. 22), registering a 0.7…
The Guardian Council – a watchdog that ensures laws are in line with the Constitution and Sharia–has sent back an anti-terror finance bill known as CFT to the Majlis for reconsideration. …
The government is exploring new ways to bypass US sanctions and find banking channels to Europe, China, and Russia for oil exports and financial transactions, says Asadollah Qarekhani, spokesman…
Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index lost 530.22 points or 0.29% on Sunday to end trading at 182,918.6. About 2.12 billion shares valued at $42.04 million changed hands at TSE for the day.…
Iran Air is open to offers made by any planemaker that can sell airplanes to Iran without being obliged to obtain licenses from US Treasury’s Office for Foreign Assets Control, the CEO of Iran’s…
Iran exported $12.95 billion worth of non-oil goods to its 15 neighboring countries during the six months to Sept. 22, registering a 32% growth compared with the same period of last year, data…
The second and final wave of US sanctions against Iran, claimed by the US to be the harshest ever, have now snapped back, but a host of prominent Iranian pundits and private sector…
Thousands of Iranians vowed not to yield to US pressure as they marched across the country on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the 1979 seizure of the American Embassy in Tehran.
Negotiations between Tehran and Washington are no longer a taboo but given the presence of a belligerent president in the White House, the odds are high for such a political dialogue, a lawmaker…
Iran will be able to get over the United States' sanctions, thanks to its 40-year experience of withstanding western economic pressures, an analyst said. "Iran has been sanctioned for…
Iran’s ambassador to the United Kingdom has called on a leading newspaper to be more informative in its investigation into the funding of a newly-established anti-Iran TV station.
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Saturday rejected US interference in its affairs after the US Embassy issued a statement telling neighboring Iran to respect Iraq’s sovereignty and allow…
