TEHRAN (Iran News) –Mehrdad Bazrpash referred to the statistics in the field of transit during the administration of the late president and said good agreements were inked with the regional countries in this field and the road transit volume rose from 9.3 tons to 14.7 tons last year.

It is hoped that the volume of the road transit will exceed 20 million tons by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (to end March 20, 2025), he added.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Bazrpash pointed to the two macro projects namely “Iran Rah” and “Housing of People” and expounded on the positive measurers taken in these two fields.

The “Iran Rah” Project is a main issue in defining Iran’s logistics and transit opportunities and has been put atop agenda of the ministry, he said.

An American initiative was planned to remove Iran from the international corridors and transit routes, so the “Iran Rah” initiative was launched by Iran to confront it, and consequently, considerable transit growth was witnessed in the country, he went on to say, the website of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development (MRUD) reported.

TEHRAN (Iran News) –The latest statistics released in a report on “Statistical Review of the Global Energy” show that Iran generated 382.9 terawatts/hour of electricity in 2023, registering a 4.3 percent hike compared to a year earlier.

Iran had generated more than 367.1 terawatts/hour of electricity in 2022.

The growth of Iran’s generation of electricity in 2023 was nearly twice that of the average growth of the generation of electricity in the world.

The report put the total generation of electricity worldwide in 2023 at more than 29,924 terawatts/hours, which was 2.5 percent higher than a year earlier.

Iran’s generation of electricity in 2023 exceeded that of industrialized countries like the UK, Italy, and Spain as well as Turkey, Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan and Thailand, the report added.

TEHRAN (Iran News) –According to the OIETAI, 713 projects within the framework of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), valued at $11.926 billion, were approved by the Foreign Investment Board from August 2021 to June 22, 2024, IRNA reported.

Of the total foreign investment projects approved, 91 were related to the investment made by China, valued at $2.148 billion, the organization added.

TEHRAN (Iran News) –The statistics released by the international monetary body show that Iran’s GDP based on the current prices more than doubled between 2020 and 2023.

Iran’s GDP based on the last year of activity of the previous administration in 2020 had reached $195 billion, the rate of which exceeded $403 billion in 2023, registering a 106 percent growth.

In this respect, Iran’s rank has significantly improved among the world’s economies.

Iran stood in the 51^st rank in the world in 2020 in terms of the gross domestic product based on the current prices but it climbed 13 places to rank 38^th in the world in 2023.

In other words, the GDP of 37 countries was higher than Iran in 2023 while in 2020, over 50 countries had a higher GDP than Iran, according to the IMF.

Iran’s rank considerably improved during President Raisi’s administration in terms of the gross domestic product based on the purchasing power index (PMI).

TEHRAN (Iran News) –The statistics released by the international monetary body show that Iran’s GDP based on the current prices more than doubled between 2020 and 2023.

Iran’s GDP based on the last year of activity of the previous administration in 2020 had reached $195 billion, the rate of which exceeded $403 billion in 2023, registering a 106 percent growth.

In this respect, Iran’s rank has significantly improved among the world’s economies.

Iran stood in the 51^st rank in the world in 2020 in terms of the gross domestic product based on the current prices but it climbed 13 places to rank 38^th in the world in 2023.

In other words, the GDP of 37 countries was higher than Iran in 2023 while in 2020, over 50 countries had a higher GDP than Iran, according to the IMF.

Iran’s rank considerably improved during President Raisi’s administration in terms of the gross domestic product based on the purchasing power index (PMI).

TEHRAN (Iran News) –About 347 million tons of goods, valued at over $137.8 billion, were exported from the country between August 2021 and April 22, 2024, showing a 17.19 and 1.5 percent hike in terms of value and weight respectively compared to the same period in the previous administration, it said.

The report added that $48 billion of products were exported from the country in 2021, showing a 40 percent hike compared to a year earlier.

More than $53 billion of products were imported into the country in 2021, showing a 36 percent hike compared to a year before, it noted.

IRICA put the export of non-oil goods in 2022 at $53 billion, showing about 10 percent increase compared to a year earlier.

The country imported $59 billion of products in 2022, registering a 13 percent hike compared to a year before.

Iran exported about $87 billion worth of products including oil, electricity, technical and engineering services last year (ended March 19, 2024), showing a 58% hike compared to a year earlier, the report said.

A helicopter carrying President Raisi and his entourage crashed in northwestern mountainous forests on May 19.

The crash killed President Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, Friday prayers leader of Tabriz Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Al-e-Hashem, Governor of East Azarbaijan Malek Rahmati, the commander of the president’s security team, two pilots and a flight crew.

TEHRAN (Iran News) –Team Melli is scheduled to play against Serbia early Thursday in the opening match of the 2024 Volleyball Nations League (VNL).

According to Milad Taghavi, head of Iran’s volleyball federation, the team will observe a moment of silence ahead of the match.

A helicopter carrying President Raisi and his entourage crashed in northwestern mountainous forests on Sunday.

The fatal accident happened as the president was returning from Khoda Afarin region in Iran’s northwestern province of East Azarbaijan after inaugurating a dam at the common border with the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The crash killed President Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, Friday prayers leader of Tabriz Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Al-e-Hashem, Governor of East Azarbaijan Malek Rahmati, the commander of the president’s security team, two pilots and a flight crew.

TEHRAN (Iran News) –In a funeral service at the University of Tehran on Wednesday morning, Ayatollah Khamenei led the prayers in front of the coffins of President Raisi and seven others who were martyred in a helicopter crash on May 19.

Ayatollah Khamenei on Monday offered his condolences on the “martyrdom-like” passing away of the president, declared five days of public mourning, and appointed the first vice president as the manager of the executive power.

A huge crowd of people from all walks of life have attended the funeral service in the University of Tehran.

Mourners will then march in procession to the Azadi (Liberty) Square.

Separate funeral services were held in Tabriz and Qom yesterday, before the bodies were transferred to Tehran for people to bid farewell to the eight martyrs at the Grand Musalla (prayer hall) on Tuesday night.

The president will be laid to rest Thursday at noon in the holy city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran, where the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) is located.

A helicopter carrying President Raisi and his entourage crashed in northwestern mountainous forests on Sunday.

The fatal accident happened as the president was returning from Khoda Afarin region in Iran’s northwestern province of East Azarbaijan after inaugurating a dam at the common border with the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The crash killed President Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, Friday prayers leader of Tabriz Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Al-e-Hashem, Governor of East Azarbaijan Malek Rahmati, the commander of the president’s security team, two pilots and a flight crew.

TEHRAN (Iran News) –The Iranian president and his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev attended a ceremony at the common border on Sunday to inaugurate the Qiz-Qalasi dam, constructed jointly by Iran and the Azerbaijan Republic on the Aras River.

Addressing the event, Raisi said the relations between the two countries are friendly, fraternal, and –as what Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has described- beyond neighborly relations.

The ties between Tehran and Baku are based on kinship, he added, noting, “This bond and strong relationship, since it is rooted in history, civilization, culture and beliefs of two nations and two countries, will never be separated and will develop day by day.”

Raisi described the inauguration of the dam as one of the memorable events in the history of relations between the two countries and added, “Aras River has always been a focal point for the connection between the people of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan, which began with the construction of the Aras Dam 50 years ago and until today, has arrived to the joint construction of this major project.”

“This project, which is a symbol of development in the region, is a sign of the determination of two countries and two nations to develop cooperation, and will create hope for the dear people of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan and despair for the enemies of the two nations,” Raisi added, his official website reported.

The Qiz-Qalasi dam is located in the Khoda Afarin region in Iran’s northwestern province of East Azarbaijan. With a capacity of 62 million cubic meters, it will supply water to the irrigation and drainage networks of Khoda Afarin County.

A hydroelectric power station coupled with the dam has also been designed to generate 270 MWh of electricity per annum.

Known as the biggest water project in Iran’s northwestern border areas, the Qiz-Qalasi dam is estimated to regulate 2 billion cubic meters of water every year.

_{TEHRAN (Iran News) –The file photo taken by the Iranian Presidential Office shows President Ebrahim Raisi visiting Firoozkouh after floods on July 31, 2022.}

The accident reportedly happened as the president was returning from the Khoda Afarin region in Iran’s northwestern province of East Azarbaijan after inaugurating a dam at the common border with the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Some people in the president’s entourage have reportedly contacted the command center, raising hopes that the accident has had no casualties.

The president’s convoy included three helicopters. Two of the choppers carrying a number of ministers and officials have landed safely.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and the Friday prayers leader of Tabriz, Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Al-e-Hashem, were also on board the helicopter carrying the president.

The rescue teams from the Red Crescent Society of Iran, the military force and the Police have been deployed to the area to find the helicopter.

Local people say the situation is unclear because of the foggy conditions in the area.

Speaking to state TV by telephone, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said a helicopter of the president’s convoy returning from Jolfa has made a hard landing.

The minister said rescue teams have been deployed to the area in the foggy weather.

Spokesperson for the Iranian Administration Ali Bahadori Jahromi announced that participants in the cabinet session on Sunday have been given the latest reports regarding the helicopter accident.

He noted that the president’s deputy for executive affairs, Mohsen Mansouri, and a number of cabinet members have been dispatched to Tabriz, the capital of East Azarbaijan province.