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Armenia to replace Turkey with Iran for import of over 2,000 goods

Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) said Armenia has announced that it will replace 2,250 Turkish products with Iranian goods in reaction to the recent tensions between the two countries.

Trade

Over 1 million people recovered from coronavirus in Iran

Iranian health authorities has announced that the number of patients recovered from the disease or released from Iranian hospitals has surpassed 1 million.

Society Economy

Iran to expand banana plantations to 7,000 hectares in Sistan-Baluchestan province

The Iranian government is planning to expand Sistan-Baluchestan’s banana plantations from current 5,000 hectares to 7,000 hectares in cooperation with the private sector. The Agriculture Ministry has estimated that a total of 150,000 tons of bananas will be produced in the province this year.

Agriculture and Environment

Iran’s Pasteur Institute to jointly produce COVID vaccine with Cuba

The production of coronavirus vaccine in cooperation with Cuba is one of Tehran’s priorities after such other alternatives as purchasing from a foreign country and participation in the World Health Organization’s COVAX program, an official from Health Ministry said.

Society Economy

Iran plans to import 56 million doses of coronavirus vaccines

Iran announced the details of its plan to procure 56 million Covid-19 vaccine shots for its population through four different channels as part of its mass inoculation program.

Society Economy

Iran to resume gas flows to Iraq after agreement on unpaid bills

Iran will resume normal gas flows to Iraq on Wednesday after reaching an agreement with Iraq on Tuesday over unpaid bills, a spokesman for Iraq’s electricity ministry said.

Energy

Iraq to release Iranian funds for vaccine purchase from Europe: Minister

Iran’s Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian says he has reached an agreement with the Iraqi government authorities on how Iranian funds blocked in a commercial bank in the Arab country could be used by Tehran for purchase of COVID-19 vaccines from a European manufacturer.

Society Economy

Iran, Azerbaijan to build 280-MW power plant at border dam

Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan have agreed to a hydroelectric power plant on the joint Khoda-Afarin dam on the Aras River straddling the border between the two countries.

Energy

Iran Air resumes Tehran-Ankara flights

Iran’s national flag carrier, Iran Air, has resumed once-weekly roundtrip Tehran-Ankara flights after a suspension that prolonged for months due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.

Transportation

Three major petrochemical plants come on line in western Iran

The Iranian government has launched three large petrochemical plants with over $1 billion in new investment as the country pushes ahead with plans to diversify the oil and gas sector by manufacturing more valuable products.

Energy