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.
July Inflation Surpasses 40%
Iran’s ailing economy is the direct result of contradictory decisions rooted in conflicting economic doctrines imposed over different periods. Over time, these ideologically driven policies—often misaligned with the country’s realities—have culminated in a fragile and dysfunctional system.
Taremi Set to Return To Inter Milan Training
Iranian striker Mahdi Taremi is to return to Inter Milan’s preseason training despite strong links away this summer.
Israel launches new attacks on Lebanon
New Israeli airstrikes have taken place on southern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa regions, the Lebanese sources reported.
Pezeshkian stresses commitment to defending Iran, supporting Palestinian rights
President Masoud Pezeshkian said that the Islamic Republic is committed to defending Iran and backing the Palestinians’ right to self-determination.
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.
President Pezeshkian to visit Pakistan on Saturday
President Masoud Pezeshkian is scheduled to pay an official visit to Pakistan on August 2, 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.
Black American activist beaten up after seizure of Handala ship
The human rights group Freedom Flotilla Coalition reported a brutal attack by the Israeli soldiers on a black American activist after seizing the ship Handala.
Iran’s Strategic Stance on the Zangezur Corridor Dispute
Zangezur, a mountainous region located in southern Armenia and northwestern Iran, shares a border with Turkey. During the era of the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union, this region was part of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, although its population was predominantly of Armenian ethnicity.