The Iranian government has finally worked out a solution to pay for foreign supplies of coronavirus vaccines, says the country’s chief banker, amid a series of harsh financial restrictions imposed on the country by the United States.
The Medical Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRIMC) says the “unilateral and illegitimate sanctions” imposed by the United States have complicated the country’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic, specifically by impeding access to much-needed medicines and vaccines.
A total of 192 tons of saffron worth $117 million were exported from Iran to 53 countries during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 20-Nov. 20), according to the spokesperson of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.
Iranian nurses in hospitals and care homes across the country have received another 50 percent pay rise amid various support schemes introduced by authorities to help the healthcare system cope with surging number of coronavirus patients.
Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) has unveiled a new home-made sedan named “Tara”.
Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) has proposed eight practical suggestions to amend the budget bill for fiscal March 2021-22.
Iranian and Pakistani officials have opened a new crossing at the border between the two countries to increase trade exchanges.
Companies in China, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam have been slapped with US sanctions over dealings related to Iran’s trade of energy products as Washington continues its economic pressure campaign on Iran in the final days of President Donald Trump in office.
A tanker chartered by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) is loading Venezuelan crude for export as the two countries apply new tactics to expand their trade in defiance of US sanctions, a report says.
Iran’s national flag carrier, Iran Air, will resume once-weekly roundtrip Tehran-Ankara flights more than two months after they were called off based on a decision by the Turkish civil aviation authority due to the coronavirus surge.