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  • Minister Highlights High Dependence on Food Imports 08 Jun 2025

    Minister Highlights High Dependence on Food Imports

    TEHRAN - Minister of Agriculture, Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh, has raised concerns about the country’s heavy dependence on imported food commodities, revealing that approximately 90% of the nation's edible oil and nearly 30% of its sugar needs are met through imports. Speaking at the inaugural National Conference of Women Managers of the Ministry of Agriculture, the minister emphasized the need to address this issue through better management and consumer behavior reforms—particularly with the help of women in leadership roles.

Iran stands at 9th place in thermal power plants’ capacity 27 Jul 2019

Iran stands at 9th place in thermal power plants’ capacity

The Islamic Republic of Iran stands at the world's 9th rank in thermal power plants’ capacity with 65-gigawatt production.

The Key to Progress! 27 Jul 2019

The Key to Progress!

The key fact supporting investment is the presence of “Secure Economy”.

China’s still importing Iranian oil despite US sanctions 27 Jul 2019

China’s still importing Iranian oil despite US sanctions

China’s still importing oil from Iran weeks after the US imposed sanctions aimed at halting sales of crude from the Persian Gulf nation.

Iran, Iraq to facilitate trade cooperation 27 Jul 2019

Iran, Iraq to facilitate trade cooperation

Iran and Iraq signed an agreement to facilitate trade cooperation and remove trade barriers between the two neighbors.

Iranian vessel sinks near Azerbaijan’s Lankaran port: Trend 27 Jul 2019

Iranian vessel sinks near Azerbaijan’s Lankaran port: Trend

An Iranian vessel has drowned near Azerbaijan’s Lankaran port, the Azerbaijani State Maritime Agency told Trend on Friday.

Iranian vessels start refueling in Brazil 27 Jul 2019

Iranian vessels start refueling in Brazil

Two Iranian vessels which stranded at Brazilian ports under US-led sanctions began refueling in Brazil.

Tourism top priority in Iran-ITC cooperation: official 24 Jul 2019

Tourism top priority in Iran-ITC cooperation: official

Tourism has been selected as the top priority in cooperation between Iran and International Trade Centre (ITC) in exports development sector, Vali Teymouri, Iran's deputy director for tourism affairs announced on Wednesday.

Iranian delegation to attend Caspian Economic Forum in Turkmenistan 24 Jul 2019

Iranian delegation to attend Caspian Economic Forum in Turkmenistan

Iran’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture will send a delegation to Turkmenistan to attend the first Caspian Economic Forum (CEF), which will be held in the touristic resort of Awaza on August 11-12.

Iran to expand domestic rail equipment production 24 Jul 2019

Iran to expand domestic rail equipment production

Iran Railways (RAI) is looking to increase the production of rail equipment and expand the export to more foreign countries, head of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways Saeed Rasouli told Trend.

VP inaugurates Mapna locomotive unit’s development project 24 Jul 2019

VP inaugurates Mapna locomotive unit’s development project

Iran’s First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri inaugurated a development project of Mapna Group’s locomotive manufacturing complex in Alborz Province on Tuesday, IRNA reported.