Iran Launches ‘Simorgh’ Supercomputer, 2nd One in the Pipeline
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi says the country will name its next homegrown supercomputer after Maryam Mirzakhani, the late Iranian math genius.
Exporters Do Not Happy With Devaluation of National Currency
Head of Iran's Export Confederation Mohammad Lahooti rejected some allegations that exporters support devaluation of the national currency against dollar because of their own profits.
Efforts Underway for Launching Iran-Singapore Trade Office
Head of the Iran-Singapore Joint Commercial Committee says in the past years the trade balance between Iran and Singapore has been mostly in favor of Singapore and in this period, Iran’s exports to Singapore have been limited to the limited amount of the non-oil items of dried-fruits, pistachio, dates and fig.
Iran, Armenia Trade Volume to Hit Over $1b
Chairman of Iran-Armenia joint chamber of commerce Hervik Yarijanian said that once free trade zones are established at joint borders, the volume of mutual trade will reach over $1b.
Raeisi Registers to Run for President as Independent
Seyed Ebrahim Raeisi, who heads Iran’s Judiciary, has registered to officially run in the June 18 presidential election, shortly after announcing his candidacy as an “independent.”
NPC’s plan for diversifying petchem products underway
Managing director of National Petrochemical Company (NPC) said the company is seriously pursuing a plan for diversifying the product basket of the country’s petrochemical industry by implementing new projects in the downstream sector.
Iran to invest $5.3b in Afghanistan’s transport, infrastructure projects
Iran has reached a primary agreement with Afghanistan to invest $5.3 billion in the country’s transportation and infrastructure projects, an official with the Iranian Transport and Urban Development Ministry announced.
Tehranis must save 1,540MW of electricity in summer to prevent blackouts
Managing Director of Tehran Electricity Distribution Company said Iran's Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company (known as Tavanir) has allocated 7,253 megawatts (MW) of electricity for Tehran province during summer, so considering the current consumption level Tehrani households must save 1,540 MW in summer to prevent blackouts.
More U.S. Plots to Come in Afghanistan
As the U.S. troops are preparing to leave Afghanistan and Iraq, the violence and terrorist attacks in both countries are on the rise and the recent bomb blast and bloodshed in Afghanistan once again showed that the foreign forces do not really like the regional countries to enjoy peace and stability, and through violence and bomb blasts they want to impose themselves on those countries.
Iran Paying Special Attention to Regional Tourism
Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Ali Asghar Mounesan said Iran pays special attention to regional tourism because it helps develop relations.