Tuesday, 20 May , 2025
  • Iran and Russia Eye $10b Trade Target Amid Strengthening Economic Ties 20 May 2025

    Iran and Russia Eye $10b Trade Target Amid Strengthening Economic Ties

    TEHRAN - During a high-level trade delegation to Russia, Samad Hasanzadeh, President of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, announced that key infrastructure is being developed to issue certificates of origin for free trade with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). This move is part of a broader strategy to boost bilateral trade between Iran and Russia, with an ambitious target of reaching $10 billion in trade over the next decade.

Russian economic delegation heading for Tehran: Iran ambassador 26 Feb 2024

Russian economic delegation heading for Tehran: Iran ambassador

Iran’s ambassador to Moscow says a major Russian economic delegation is heading to Iran.

Official says Iran in talks with several countries to set up joint free zones 20 Feb 2024

Official says Iran in talks with several countries to set up joint free zones

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme Council of Free Trade-Industrial and Special Economic Zones Hojjatollah Abdolmaleki has said negotiations are underway between Tehran and 21 states to launch joint free zones.

Iran, Turkey pledge to enhance bilateral trade following president Raisi’s visit 19 Feb 2024

Iran, Turkey pledge to enhance bilateral trade following president Raisi’s visit

Tehran and Ankara have jointly declared their commitment to augmenting bilateral trade while also pledging collaborative efforts to achieve peace in West Asia.

Official says Iran’s trade with SCO states climbed 5.5% 18 Feb 2024

Official says Iran’s trade with SCO states climbed 5.5%

Tehran’s international trade with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has increased to over $37 billion in the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year starting on March 21, 2023, an Iranian official has stated.

Iran’s oil exports increased 50% last year despite US sanctions: Report 17 Feb 2024

Iran’s oil exports increased 50% last year despite US sanctions: Report

A new report shows that Iran’s oil exports rose by half in 2023 despite sanctions imposed on Tehran by Washington.

Malaysia Eyes Attracting 35.6m Tourists by 2026 14 Feb 2024
By: F. Taherpoor

Malaysia Eyes Attracting 35.6m Tourists by 2026

TEHRAN – Malaysia is looking for attracting over 27m tourists in 2024 and 35.6m by 2026 and it also seeks ways to boost cooperation with Iran in tourism industry, it was reiterated on Tuesday.

President Raisi says tourism industry can rid Iran of dependence on petrodollars 14 Feb 2024

President Raisi says tourism industry can rid Iran of dependence on petrodollars

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stressed the necessity to enhance the tourism industry to diversify the sources of national income and diminish the country’s reliance on oil.

Iran, Russia sign automotive deals worth €700mn 14 Feb 2024

Iran, Russia sign automotive deals worth €700mn

Iranian and Russian car manufacturing companies have signed 12 cooperation deals worth 700 million euros on the sidelines of an international automobile exhibition in the Russian capital Moscow.

Uzbekistan Determined to Boost Ties With Iran in Tourism 13 Feb 2024
By: F. Taherpour

Uzbekistan Determined to Boost Ties With Iran in Tourism

TEHRAN – On the occasion of the presence of delegation from the tourism committee of Uzbekistan and the Bukhara regional government in Tehran to attend the 17th Tehran International Tourism Exhibition, Ambassador of Uzbekistan H.E. Fariddin Nasirev held a reception for presenting potentials of tourism of his country at the Uzbekistan Embassy in Tehran with presentation of the Uzbek national dishes and music.

Taking the sting out of sanctions 13 Feb 2024

Taking the sting out of sanctions

When Donald Trump announced that he was re-imposing sanctions on Iran, and even intensifying them, the future began to look bleak and uncertain for me and the large population of Iranian youth.