TEHRAN - The acting head of Imam Khomeini Airport City has announced that the airport’s top priority is attracting foreign airlines—following the model used by Turkey, which expanded its airports only after successfully drawing a large number of international carriers.

TEHRAN - Coinciding with the 7th Oman Agrofood Exhibition, a trade delegation from Alborz Province visited the event, marking an opportunity to strengthen economic diplomacy, showcase Iran’s production capacities, and expand export pathways to Oman.

TEHRAN - Leading technology companies from Iran and Russia signed five cooperation agreements in Moscow following a series of joint meetings held between the two sides.

TEHRAN - A meeting focused on exploring commercial and investment opportunities between Isfahan and Russia was held with the participation of business leaders and Russian representatives, aiming to assess shared economic capacities and discuss strategies for expanding Iranian exports to the Russian market.

TEHRAN - The president of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce says the recent Iranian trade delegation to Cuba resulted in significant proposals from Cuban officials, including establishing a sugarcane agro-industry complex in Cuba and creating a marketing mechanism for Iranian products in the Cuban market.

TEHRAN - Representatives of Iran’s private sector met with the head of the Economic Office of the Spanish Embassy in Tehran during the latest session of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce’s Industry and Mining Commission, where both sides examined new pathways for strengthening bilateral economic ties. The meeting also featured a detailed review of the steep rise in electricity costs facing Iran’s industrial sector—an increase that experts say has far surpassed general industrial price inflation.

TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, emphasized that the member states of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) are bound by shared cultural origins, civilizational continuity, and a deep collective memory. Speaking Monday evening at a ceremony marking the anniversary of the establishment of ECO, he underscored that the peoples of the region are connected beyond contemporary political borders and that this unity can pave the way for a promising future of strengthened cultural, tourism, and economic cooperation.

TEHRAN - Iran is on the verge of entering a new phase of data governance and smart service development, following the communications minister’s announcement that the country is preparing to issue a license for an artificial intelligence (AI) operator—an initiative expected to transform Iran’s processing and data-driven infrastructure through extensive private-sector participation.

TEHRAN - Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref says investment and ICT production are central to the country’s Seventh Development Plan, describing ICT as one of the safest, most profitable, and most strategically important fields for economic growth. He stated that the government is prepared to remove barriers, revise regulations, and support both major and small-scale projects to strengthen the industry.

TEHRAN - Iran’s Acting Head of the Organization for Investment, Economic, and Technical Assistance announced that, for the first time, the private sector will be able to operate “foreign investment promotion agencies,” a move he described as a significant step toward activating the real engine of Iran’s private economy to capture international capital.