Rouhani calls for resumption of cross-border trade with Iraq
President Hassan Rouhani on Monday called for the resumption of cross-border trade exchanges with Iraq while observing the health regulations.
COVID-19 Wake-Up Call for All Nations
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic is the greatest challenge of our age and it must be a wake-up call for all nations.
Border Markets Gradually Reopening
The Iran- Pakistan border crossing at Mirjaveh has been open for about two days and other border markets are gradually reopening,” the Vice President of the Iran-Pakistan Joint Chamber Amanullah Shahnavazi said.
Iran Mulls Major Seed Production Increase in 5 Years
Iran’s deputy agriculture minister said on Sunday that output for wheat seed is expected to increase by nearly a third to reach 200,000 metric tons per year by 2025.
Quds Day rallies, Eid al-Fitr prayers to be held with health protocols
President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday that Iran will hold Quds Day rallies and Eid al-Fitr prayers in compliance with health protocols.
Trade exchange between Iran , Venezuela has nothing to do with anyone else
Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei said that trade volume exchange between Islamic Republic of Iran and Venezuela, as two independent countries in the world, has nothing to do with anyone else, and the Islamic Republic of Iran will not hesitate to sell its oil.
Zarif main online speaker of intl. Quds Day on May 22
Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif is to deliver an online speech on the International Quds Day on Instagram, when the world chides the cruelties of the Zionist regime on last Friday of Ramadan (this year May 22).
Health Ministry warns of coronavirus cluster spread
Iran’s Health Ministry on Friday warned that three more provinces could reach the level of alert, urging their residents to help contain the novel coronavirus outbreak by observing health protocols.
INSTEX Transactions Unsatisfactory
Iran’s deputy foreign minister for economic diplomacy expressed dissatisfaction with the volume of transactions that Tehran has been able to carry via a financial mechanism the EU has devised for trade with the Islamic Republic, known as INSTEX.
Iranian-made COVID-19 test kits sent to Turkey
In a tweet on Thursday, Kianoush Jahanpour, spokesman for the Iranian Health Ministry, reiterated that a consignment of 40,000 Iranian-made COVID-19 test kits has been sent to Turkey, although with a delay caused by transportation restrictions amid the pandemic, days after Turkish sources denied that the delivery had been made.