Iran Chamber Newsroom

Iran car output up 53% YoY

Iran’s car production has increased by nearly 53 percent year on year in the Persian calendar month ending late July, says a senior official of Iran’s ministry of industries (MIMT).

Mine and Industry

Shalamcheh crossing at Iran-Iraq border operational again after Eid al-Adha closure

Shalamcheh crossing at the border between Iran and Iraq has been reopened for trade after it was temporarily closed by the authorities on the Iraqi side from Eid al-Adha to Eid al-Ghadir.

Trade

Iran to ban rice imports from August 22

Imports of rice will be banned in Iran from August 22 based on a seasonal plan in support of domestic production.The ban usually lasts until November.

Agriculture and Environment

Iran to launch 200 manufacturing projects, creating 41,000 new jobs

Iran’s caretaker minister of industries says a total of 200 new manufacturing projects worth 170 trillion rials (nearly $7.4 billion) will be fully launched by the end of the current Iranian calendar year creating more than 41,000 new jobs.

Mine and Industry

Tehran’s Mehrabad airport traffic back to normal despite pandemic

Air traffic at Iran’s main airport for domestic flights has returned to vibrant conditions seen before the spread of the new coronavirus. Mehrabad airport recorded 357 flights with more than 35,000 passengers on 5 August. The airport registered an average of 330 flights during the previous Iranian year.

Transportation

Iran "fully prepared" to help Lebanon: Zarif

Immediately after a massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that his country is "fully prepared" to render any necessary help.

Society Economy

Iran-Turkey trade back on track after border reopenings

Bilateral trade between Iran and Turkey in June 2020 has reached $181.17 million indicating a 210.91% rise in comparison with May as the two neighbors have reopened borders for trade.

Trade

Tehran, Seoul agree to launch working group on humanitarian trade

South Korea and Iran have agreed to launch a working group on expanding humanitarian trade as part of efforts to maintain bilateral partnership within the scope of a US-approved sanctions exemption, a source close to the matter said.

Trade

Iran announces PCR test mandatory for inbound passengers from Aug 5

Iranian authorities have made presenting a negative COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test compulsory for all inbound flight passengers in Tehran from August 5. The PCR test results are required to be dated within 96 hours of arrival

Transportation

Iran to sue South Korean banks for non-payment

Iran is taking a legal action to force South Korean banks to give Iran access to billions of dollars frozen under U.S. pressure, the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday.

Trade