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Iran preparing legal action against South Korea for non-payment

The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) is preparing to lodge an official complaint against South Korea, says a report, as Seoul refuses to return Iranian funds blocked in the country allegedly to comply with US sanctions on Tehran.

Trade

Iran, Russia to launch shipping line in Caspian Sea

A permanent shipping line will be launched in the Caspian Sea with the aim of boosting marine trade between Iran and Russia, according to a member of the Iran-Russia Joint Chamber of Commerce.

Transportation

Iran-Afghanistan-Uzbekistan transit corridor launched

The pilot project of the Iran-Afghanistan-Uzbekistan transit corridor has become operational under the TIR system with two trucks starting transporting goods from Iran to Afghanistan and finally to Uzbekistan.

Transportation

Iran produces 10.5 million tires in Q1

Iranian tire manufacturers have produced 10.5 million tires in the first three months of the current Iranian year registering a 27 percent increase compared to the similar period last year, a report shows.

Mine and Industry

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