Iran-Iraq border points will be closed for passengers until April 4, Hossein Qasemi, director-general of border affairs of Iranian Interior Ministry, told IRNA news agency.
India has delivered the second consignment of heavy equipment, including two 100-tonne mobile cranes, to Iran’s Chabahar port, reflecting New Delhi’s commitment to the strategic connectivity and transit initiative.
The Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) has released latest monthly data on consumer prices in the country, saying inflation rose to 36.4 percent in the final month of the last calendar year which ended on March 20.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to pay an official two-day visit to Tehran to hold talks with senior Iranian officials on strategic relations and leading regional and international developments.
The Iranian Energy Ministry has issued a top-level flood warning for areas in northwest of the country, saying that 36 hours of rains that are expected to start on Tuesday could cause floods in five provinces in the region.
Iran’s second black chador (a full-body piece of fabric used by some Muslim women to cover the body while leaving the face uncovered) production factory was recently inaugurated in Isfahan Province.
Iran has earmarked a special fund to strengthen exports to African countries as it seeks to nearly double shipments to the region to $1.1 billion a year by March 2024.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei welcomed the Persian New Year, predicting in a live televised speech on March 20 that it will be one of "production, support, and removal of barriers."
Iran’s leading automotive company says it is reaching a record in annual output in the final days of the current calendar year.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has opened two more sections of a pipeline carrying Persian Gulf water to arid regions deep into the Iranian Plateau.