TEHRAN - Financial Intelligence Center has confirmed that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has officially invited the head of the center to participate in in-person negotiations — the first such direct engagement in six years. The move follows recent steps by Tehran to address international concerns over money laundering and terrorism financing.

TEHRAN - The Embassy of Pakistan in Tehran held a solemn event today to observe Youm-e-Istehsal, marking the sixth anniversary of India’s revocation of Articles 370 and 35A of its constitution—measures that had granted special autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir. The move, made on August 5, 2019, has been widely criticized by Pakistan for enabling demographic changes in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

The Kashmir dispute is one of the most contentious conflicts in the world. For over seventy years, the residents of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) have been under a relentless struggle for their right to self-determination. Despite calls from the United Nations, international organizations, and human rights bodies, the Kashmiri people's aspirations have never been heard, misrepresented and thus denied in a perpetual manner by the Indian government. As we mark Youm-e-Istehsaal (the Day of Exploitation) on 5th August 2025, we are reminded of the suffering by the vulnerable people, but also of the international community's obfuscation in taking a stand.

TEHRAN - Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) announced a 22% rise in exports to Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states during the spring of this year. In response to recent speculation regarding the import of pets such as cats and dogs from Eurasia, the organization clarified that non-essential goods do not appear among Iran’s primary imports from these countries.

TEHRAN - In a pivotal meeting with digital economy stakeholders, Iran’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, Seyed Ali Madanizadeh, emphasized that the digital economy holds the key to overcoming the limitations of Iran’s traditional economic structure and revitalizing the country’s overall economy.

Iran’s economy grew by 1.4% in the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year, according to a report by the Parliament Research Center.

TEHRAN - ran currently enjoys a favorable trade balance with Pakistan, exporting goods at a rate 3.5 times greater than its imports from the neighboring country, according to Iranian trade officials. The deepening of economic ties is expected to be a major topic during President Masoud Pezeshkian's official visit to Islamabad, his first bilateral foreign trip since Israel’s recent 12-day military campaign against Iran.

TEHRAN - Minister of Agriculture, Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh, announced a $2 billion target for expanding agricultural trade between Iran and China, on the sidelines of the 10th Meeting of Agriculture Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states.

Iran’s Energy Ministry is completing a massive project to transfer water from a dam located more than 140 kilometers to the northwest of Tehran to the capital city amid efforts to ease water shortage in the region.

TEHRAN - Iran Air, the national flag carrier of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has launched a direct flight from Tabriz to Baku as part of efforts to enhance tourism and strengthen regional ties under the guidelines of the country’s Seventh Development Plan.