RIPI to conduct over $142m of research projects in upstream oil industry
Iranian Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI) has it on the agenda to conduct over six trillion rials (about $142.8 million) worth of research projects in various upstream areas, including exploration, drilling, production, and enhancing recovery factor of the fields, an official with the institute announced.
Resolution of complicated issues entails more talks
Noting that Tokyo is closely following the Vienna talks aimed to revive the 2015 nuclear deal officially called the JCPOA, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi suggested on Sunday that resolution of “very complicated issues” entails “more negotiations”.
West Azarbaijan provides 60% of apples exported from Iran
West Azarbaijan province, in the northwest of Iran, provided 60 percent of the apples exported from the country in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), a provincial official announced.
Iran elaborates on its Afghanistan policy
More than a week after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban and the collapse of the Afghan government, Iran outlined its nascent policy toward the new reality in a neighboring country with which Tehran is likely to have difficulty dealing.
Iran May Turn Into a Fuel-Importing Country in 10 Years
Secretary-General of Iran’s Oil Refinery Industry Contractors Association warned overconsumption of gasoline in the country and said if it is not controlled, in ten years Iran will become a fuel-importing country.
Iran to Hold Joint Drills With Russia, China in Persian Gulf
Iran, Russia and China will hold joint maritime drills in the Persian Gulf around late 2021 or early 2022, Moscow’s ambassador to Tehran has said, the RIA news agency reported on Monday.
COVID-19 vaccination accelerating in Iran
The World Health Organization has issued a statement, saying that it is encouraging to see an acceleration in coronavirus vaccination in Iran that started early August.
Trade between Iran, Afghanistan getting back to normal
Iran, and Afghanistan have resumed trade exchanges as the tension in Kabul has eased, IRIB reported on Monday, quoting the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).
Amir Abdollahian: I will use all my effort to make sanctions ineffective
The Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has announced its agreement with the nomination of Hossein Amir Abdollahian as foreign minister, the committee spokesman said on Sunday.
Tehran denies Iranian national killed in Yemen
Iran has dismissed remarks by a member of the resigned government of Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi claiming that an Iranian national has been killed in Yemen, calling it “basically false.”