Iran’s steel output totaled 12.319 million tons over the first 8 months of Iranian calendar year (started on March 20-November 20), rising by 9 percent comparing to similar period last year.
South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Company (DSME) – the world’s second biggest shipbuilding companies – has announced a major deal to develop a construction yard in Iran.
Turkmenistan finally agreed to conclude a new gas deal with Iran as the Iranian visiting team resisted against excessive demands of the country in gas talks.
Iran said it has increased its sales of crude oil as well as condensate – a type of very light crude produced from gas fields – to global energy giants Shell and BP.
Azerbaijan expressed interest in investing in the construction of a freight terminal at an under-construction rail station in Iranian city of Astara, as part of the North-South Transport Corridor, a high-ranking Iranian railway official told Trend.
An Iranian diplomat rejected reports on transfer of bodies of some Taliban members to Iran, reiterating that “principled policy of Iran is based on support for Afghan central government.”
South Korean construction company Daelim Industrial Co. landed a 2.3 trillion won ($ 1.9 billion) deal with Iran’s Isfahan Oil Refinery to add oil refinery facilities.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a message to Italy’s newly appointed prime minister-designate highlighted the age-old friendly ties between Tehran and Rome and called for expansion of the relations.
New Brazilian Ambassador to Iran Rodrigo de Azeredo Santos would start diplomatic activities in Iran mid January, sources of Brazilian embassy in Tehran said.
An Iranian official warned against the repercussions of continued support for terrorists in Syria, saying playing the card of terrorism is tantamount to playing with fire.