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.
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.
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.
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.
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.