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Iran Air to restore flight services to Rome

Iran’s flag carrier Homa has announced that it is restoring a flight service between Tehran and Rome after the Italian government banned flights by Iran’s second largest airline Mahan Air in December.

Transportation

Iran temporarily bans imports of meat due to oversupply

Authorities have imposed a temporary ban on imports of meat into Iran as the country faces an acute oversupply despite a growing wave of smuggling into neighboring countries.

Agriculture and Environment

Doha welcomes expansion of economic ties with Tehran: Qatari Emir

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani says his country welcomes expansion of economic trade with Iran and would facilitate partnership with Iranian enterprises.

Trade

Iran Air to resume flights to Sweden as soon as bans dropped

Iran’s flag carrier airline Homa, known internationally as Iran Air, says flights to Sweden will be restored once Swedish authorities remove a temporary ban that came following a major plane crash in Iran on January 8.

Transportation

Iran, Vietnam eye preferential trade agreement

Iran and Vietnam are considering signing a preferential trade agreement in order to boost mutual trade to a new level of $2 billion.

Iran Chamber

Tehran Stock Exchange makes u-turn, climbs 1.7%

Tehran stocks made a U-turn at the start of trade on Saturday after sharp losses last week. The TSE’s main index TEDPIX gained 6,000.14 points, or 1.70%, on Saturday to end trading at 359,807.1.

Financial Markets

Iran plane crash: Iran admits it shot down jet ‘unintentionally’

Iran admitted it accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner that it mistook for a threat during hostilities with the U.S.

Transportation

Oil jumps as Iran rockets strike US bases in Iraq

Oil prices jumped to their highest in months on Wednesday after Iran attacked American forces in Iraq in response to a U.S. strike that assassinated an Iranian general last week, raising the specter of a spiraling conflict and disrupted oil supplies.

Energy

Persian Gulf stocks fell in reaction to assassination of General Soleimani

Persian Gulf stocks fell sharply in early trade on Sunday, led by Kuwaiti shares, on escalating tensions between the United States and Iran.

Financial Markets

Oil prices surge 4% after assassination of General Soleimani

Oil prices moved higher Friday after a top Iranian general was assassinated in a US airstrike ordered by Donald Trump.

Energy