Iran, Pakistan discuss regional developments
Iran’s Ambassador to Islamabad Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini met and held talks with Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the latest regional developments.
Iran Launches 1st Agro-Joint Stock Firm to Boost Rural Development
Iran has established its first joint-stock company to facilitate agricultural and non-agricultural activities and enhance rural development across the country, Iran’s deputy agriculture minister said.
Expo Dubai 2020, an opportunity for Iranian products
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Expo Dubai 2020, which is going to kick off on October 20, 2020, will be a great opportunity for Iranian companies to showcase their latest products and achievements, Iranian deputy industry, mining, and trade minister said on Friday. “Increasing exports of products and services, as well as attracting foreign investment for […]
Workers of auto part manufacturing re-employed
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The secretary of Iranian Auto Parts Makers Association said 40,000 workers who were dismissed by the country’s auto parts manufacturing have been re-employed following a boom in the auto industry, ISNA reported on Saturday. Maziar Beyglou noted that if the current production trend continues, “we will expect an increase in the […]
Germany shipments to Iran in 11 months at €1.3b
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Germany shipments to Iran during the first 11 months of 2019 amounted to around €1.3 billion ($1.44 billion), preliminary data from the Statistics Office showed on Friday. Germany shipments primarily deliver machines, chemical products, food, and pharmaceutical products to Iran, reported Reuters. German imports from Iran reached some €191 million during […]
New sanctions on metal sector by US
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Trump administration imposed new sanctions on Iran on Friday, including penalties on the Islamic Republic’s metal sector and some senior government officials. Following Tehran’s retaliation for the assassination of Iranian Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced the new sanctions on […]
Iran foreign oil sale rises; CBI says
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Chief banker of Central Bank of Iran, said Tehran has devised alternative ways to bypass US embargoes against its foreign oil sale and to retrieve revenues. Abdolnaser Hemmati, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), said Thursday that the government had been enjoying more foreign oil sale income in […]
Iran, China agricultural cooperation expands
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Caretaker of Agriculture Ministry Abbas Keshavarz held a meeting with the China Ambassador to Iran Chang Hua to discuss the expansion of agricultural cooperation. In the meeting, Keshavarz noted that Iran and China have great potentials for increasing agricultural cooperation in a variety of fields, IRNA reported. “The two countries […]
IMF: Raise tax on the rich to tackle inequality
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Raising income tax on the wealthy will help close the growing inequality between rich and poor and can be done without harming growth, the head of the IMF said. Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of IMF, said higher marginal tax rates for the better off were needed as part of a […]
Pakistan under pressure to complete Iran gas pipeline
TEHRAN (Iran News) – A lawyer form Pakistan has called for the government to be pushed on completing a gas pipeline with Iran at the earliest, Karachi-based Dawn newspaper reports. Saifullah Muhib Kakakhel asked Peshawar High Court to seek a directive for the government to implement the much-delayed pipeline to pump Iranian natural gas to […]