TEHRAN, December 11 - Iran is capable of producing 25 million tonnes of steel in the current fiscal year which ends on March 21, 2019 but foreign sanctions and duties are a big hurdle, the head of the Iranian Steel Producers Association says.
TEHRAN, December 11 - An Iranian trade official said the value of the country’s non-oil exports in the first eight months of the current Iranian year (began March 21) has exceeded $31 billion.
TEHRAN, December 11 - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, in a recent meeting with members of a committee tasked with holding a congress to commemorate martyrs of the province of South Khorasan, cautioned against the enemy’s plots to damage spiritual values in Iran.
TEHRAN, December 11 - The Iranian foreign minister’s special assistant for political affairs held a meeting with senior European diplomats in Belgium for talks about the crisis that has engulfed Yemen.
TEHRAN, December 10 - Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has slammed “baseless” statements of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), saying that the council has turned into a front for proclaiming the policies of some of its member states.
TEHRAN, December 10 - Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir says the kingdom is in talks with the United States about a new security alliance of Arab countries specifically aimed at countering Iran.
TEHRAN, December 10 - Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi, referring to the Georgian government’s recent move to disrespect some Iranian passengers, advised Iranian nationals to avoid unnecessary trips to the Caucasus country.
TEHRAN, December 10 - International adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, expressed deep concern about the ongoing conflicts in the Muslim world, stressing that putting an end to the bloodshed among Muslims is an Islamic-human duty.
TEHRAN, December 10 - Financial and banking transactions between Iran and China would resume as of Monday, vice chairman of Iran-China Joint Chamber of Commerce announced.
TEHRAN, December 09 - An Iranian energy official highlighted a rapid growth in the number of renewable energy plants across the country, saying more and more capital is being funneled into the industry.
TEHRAN, December 09 - Iranian special courts for economic crimes have handed down prison sentences against 10 more men, including an Afghan national, for disrupting Iran’s economic system.
TEHRAN, December 09 - The representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Iran praised the country’s progress in its campaign against crimes and corruption.
TEHRAN, December 09 - The number of suspects arrested in connection with a recent terrorist attack in the city of Chabahar, Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, has reached 10, Police Commander Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari said.
TEHRAN, December 09 - Iran’s Commercial Attaché to Iraq Naser Bahzad said the rate of Iraqi commercial delegations visiting Iran has jumped by 137 percent this year, comparing to last year.
TEHRAN, December 09 - According to a German weekly business news magazine, Wirtschaftswoche, citing diplomatic circles, Germany and France have agreed to host the EU’s promised trade mechanism aimed at facilitating trade with Iran in the face of US sanctions.
TEHRAN, December 09 - A senior Iranian lawmaker criticized the European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal and said they are not determined to create the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), the mechanism aimed at facilitating trade with Iran in the US sanctions era.