Saturday, 30 August , 2025
  • 60% of Iran’s Food Needs Met Domestically 30 Aug 2025

    60% of Iran’s Food Needs Met Domestically

    TEHRAN - Minister of Agriculture Jihad, Gholamreza Nouri, announced that around 60 percent of the country’s food requirements are currently being produced domestically through the efforts of farmers, producers, agricultural stakeholders, and nomadic communities. The remainder, he said, is supplied through imports and trade.

Pakistan Embassy in Tehran Marks Youm-e-Istehsal With Solidarity Event for Kashmir 06 Aug 2025

Pakistan Embassy in Tehran Marks Youm-e-Istehsal With Solidarity Event for Kashmir

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).

Kashmir’s Persistent Struggle for Freedom and Justice 05 Aug 2025
By: MS Anusha Khan

Kashmir’s Persistent Struggle for Freedom and Justice

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.

22% Increase in Exports to Eurasia This Spring 04 Aug 2025

22% Increase in Exports to Eurasia This Spring

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.

Digital Economy Key to Reviving Iran’s Economy 04 Aug 2025

Digital Economy Key to Reviving Iran’s Economy

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 two months 03 Aug 2025

Iran’s economy grew by 1.4% in two months

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.

Iran’s Trade Surplus with Pakistan Grows 02 Aug 2025

Iran’s Trade Surplus with Pakistan Grows

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.

Iran Sets $2b Agricultural Trade Target With China 02 Aug 2025

Iran Sets $2b Agricultural Trade Target With China

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 finishing $80 mln water diversion project in Tehran 30 Jul 2025

Iran finishing $80 mln water diversion project in Tehran

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-Baku Flight Launched to Boost Tourism, Regional Cooperation 30 Jul 2025

Tehran-Baku Flight Launched to Boost Tourism, Regional Cooperation

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.

Imam Khomeini Airport to Be Transferred to the Private Sector 29 Jul 2025

Imam Khomeini Airport to Be Transferred to the Private Sector

TEHRAN - The CEO of Imam Khomeini Airport City Company announced that the government aims to reduce its direct involvement in airport operations and instead rely on private sector capacity. So far, contracts worth nearly 400 trillion rials (approximately $8 billion USD) have been signed with private investors.