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  • Iran, Azerbaijan Agree on Measures to Reduce Truck Congestion at Astara Border 24 Dec 2025

    Iran, Azerbaijan Agree on Measures to Reduce Truck Congestion at Astara Border

    TEHRAN - Iranian and Azerbaijani customs authorities have reached a new agreement aimed at reducing truck congestion at the Astara border crossing, a key transit point between the two neighboring countries. Under the agreement, between 120 and 140 refrigerated export trucks will be allowed to exit daily through the newly established Astara border terminal, increasing the total number of outbound trucks to between 350 and 370 per day.

Rooftop PV systems on Iranian homes 04 Nov 2019

Rooftop PV systems on Iranian homes

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Head of Iran’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (known as SATBA) says Iranian households have embraced rooftop PV systems with open arms, IRNA reported. Speaking on the sidelines of the 19th Iran International Electricity Exhibition (IEE 2019), Seyed Mohammad Sadeqzadeh mentioned the increasing number of rooftop PV systems across the […]

Iran-Armenia talk over energy exports 04 Nov 2019

Iran-Armenia talk over energy exports

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Minister of Oil Bijan Namdar Zanganeh discussed with Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Suren Papikyan on export of gas to Armenia and receiving electricity from the country. During the meeting in Tehran on Sunday, Zanganeh described the energy sector as the most important part of Iran-Armenia talk, adding […]

50,000 liters of smuggled fuel seized in Iran’s Saravan 03 Nov 2019

50,000 liters of smuggled fuel seized in Iran’s Saravan

Some 50,000 liters of smuggled fuel have been seized in Saravan, said the police chief of Saravan city in Sistan and Balouchestan, southeast province of Iran.

Iran’s steel exports increased due to US sanctions 03 Nov 2019

Iran’s steel exports increased due to US sanctions

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Jafar Sargheyni said on Sunday that sanctions imposed by the United States against Iran increased Iran’s steel exports volume in the international arena. He pointed to the US failure in imposition of sanctions on Iran’s mineral industries and steel sector in the current year […]

Iran-Austria ties be improved, Austrian Ambassador say 03 Nov 2019

Iran-Austria ties be improved, Austrian Ambassador say

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Austrian Ambassador to Iran Stefan Scholz underlined US sanctions have not yet had negative impact on infrastructure projects, and we are planning for faster improvement of Iran-Austria ties. Speaking to ILNA news agency correspondent, Scholz stressed Vienna will continue its trade ties with Tehran despite of the US sanctions, adding that […]

Iran bans import of domestic goods 03 Nov 2019

Iran bans import of domestic goods

TEHRAN (Iran News) – In efforts to prop up domestic producers and increase employment opportunities, President Hassan Rouhani, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani and Judiciary Chief Hojjatoleslam Ebrahim Raeisi decided on Saturday to ban the import of commodities which can be produced inside the country. The heads of three branches of government made the decision to […]

South Africa ready to enhance tourism coop 02 Nov 2019

South Africa ready to enhance tourism coop

South African Ambassador to Iran, Vika Mazwi Khumalo, said that his country is ready to boost tourism cooperation with Kerman province.

Baku-Astara highway joins Rasht-Ardabil 02 Nov 2019

Baku-Astara highway joins Rasht-Ardabil

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Road Minister Mohammad Eslami said on Saturday that Baku-Astara highway in Azerbaijan is going to get linked to Rasht-Ardabil highway in Iran. “Azerbaijan has contrasted a highway that links Baku to Astara,” he said, “The road which has shortened the distance between the two cities from five hours to 2.5 […]

Iran tries to solve banking issues in Malaysia 02 Nov 2019

Iran tries to solve banking issues in Malaysia

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the country’s embassy in Kuala Lumpur is doing its best to solve banking issues in Malaysia considered for Iranian nationals by some financial institutions.  Abbas Mousavi made the remarks on Thursday in reaction to reports denoting that banks in Malaysia were closing the accounts […]

National Grids of Iran, Iraq Synchronized 01 Nov 2019

National Grids of Iran, Iraq Synchronized

Iran connected its national grid to Iraq on Friday in a bid to help the Arab country reduce its power outages.