TEHRAN - Trade relations between Iran and the European Union (EU) have seen significant growth in 2024, with the Netherlands playing a pivotal role. According to data from Eurostat, Iran-EU trade volume reached €3.4 billion in the first nine months of 2024, marking a 96% increase compared to the same period in 2023.

TEHRAN - A joint video conference was held on Saturday between Farzaneh Sadegh, Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development, and Roman Starovoyt, Russia's Minister of Transport. The meeting aimed to discuss the memorandum of understanding for the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway and to enhance transport cooperation within the framework of the North-South Corridor.

The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has dismissed claims about a reduction in foreign currency reserves and the inability to support imports until the end of the Iranian calendar year on March 20.

The first oil dock built by the Iranian private sector has become operational in Kangan located in the southern province of Bushehr.

Iran’s Deputy Defense Minister for Industrial Research Affairs Afshin Naderi Sharif has announced that the ministry will cooperate with the Energy Ministry of Energy to build power plants to produce 2.8 MW of solar and wind energy across the country.

TEHRAN - The Deputy Minister of Oil announced an upcoming 1,000-kilometer expansion of crude oil and oil product pipelines across the country. By the end of this year, the total pipeline length will increase from 14,000 kilometers to 15,000 kilometers.

Iran’s Minister of Justice Amin Hossein Rahimi has described Iran-Saudi ties as effective and significant, emphasizing the importance of developing legal and judicial ties with Saudi Arabia.

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The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned the suicide attack on a bus carrying Pakistani army personnel in southwestern Pakistan.

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has said that the path of Martyr Qassem Soleimani will continue until the liberation of the Holy Quds and the elimination of the Zionist regime.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei condemned the terrorist attack by the ISIS elements with a car on a group of people in the American city of New Orleans, which resulted in the deaths and injuries of several people.

Iran's Army Chief Commander has stated that enemies have not witnessed the true power of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (FFHS) in its latest has named Iranian striker Sardar Azmoun among the world's best international goal scorers in its latest 2024 ranking report.

A total of 80 athletes will represent Iran at the CSIT World Sports Games 2025, the President of Federation of Amateur and Workers Sports in Islamic Republic of Iran has announced.

Iranian boxer Farzan Ahmadi Afzadi has won the title of the Best Asian Schoolboy Boxer in 2024.

Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Iran has expressed the kingdom’s willingness to work with Tehran in hosting the 2034 World Cup.

Iran’s U17 football team is to participate in a tournament in Belarus as it prepares for the AFC U17 Asian Cup games in April.

Iranian female weightlifters won colorful medals at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Doha, Qata.

Iran’s special trade envoy to Iraq said the export of non-oil goods to the neighboring country in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2024) reached about $3 billion, showing a 27% hike compared to the same period last year.

The commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force said that the range of the recently-unveiled domestically-made Fattah hypersonic missile could increase to 2,000 km from 1,400 km.

The flight ticket price for children is generally less than for adults, dependent on the airline's policy.

Iran successfully test-launched its most advanced Khorramshahr-class ballistic missile called Kheibar, a medium-range precision-guided missile that can carry a 1,500 kg warhead.

The head of the Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO) has highlighted the country’s self-reliance in manufacturing military equipment, including drones, saying many countries want to purchase the Iranian defense products.

Mr. Hamid Reza Naghashian, the owner and the CEO of Sokhan Gostar Institute, publisher of two English and Persian dailies of IRAN NEWS and Sobh-e Eghtesad, despite his great role in the early days of the Islamic Revolution is less seen in the media and has decided to stay away from the state jobs and prefers to continue his activities in the cultural sector. There was a chance to encourage him for giving and interview to us and finally on March 2 we could seat with him at the office of Sokhan Gostar Institute for an exclusive warm and interesting interview.

The Ambassador of Serbia in Iran and Iranian Defense Minister in a meeting in Iran's capital called for the development of cooperation and expansion of bilateral relations.

Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh said that a series of exercises will begin on Saturday in the country, and you will see that our defense power has not decreased, but increased, contrary to what the enemy claims in psychological warfare.

The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has highlighted the independence and resilience of the Resistance Front, saying regional resistance warriors rely on their own strength rather than that of the Islamic Republic.

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that its intelligence forces dismantled a network in the northwestern province of Qazvin, which had been involved in sabotage acts against Iranian national security.

Iran's domestically-developed plane Simorgh has been unveiled to the public at an aviation show being held in southern Iran.

The Commander in Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has reassured lawmakers that Iran remains a regional power despite the fall of the Syrian government, saying that the elimination of the Zionist regime is still a priority.