Tag Archives: Iran

Iran – Afghanistan Economic Cooperation A Requirement for Regional Security

Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said on Sunday that increasing economic cooperation between the two countries is one of the important requirements for achieving sustainable development and regional security. The Iranian energy minister made the remarks during a meeting with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan Deborah …

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Iran Sends 8th Non-Oil Cargo to Oman via Sirik

Iran has shipped the second non-oil cargo to Oman via Sirik Port in southern Hormozgan province, Governor of Sirik County said on Wednesday. According to Ahmad Jamaleddini, the 610-ton consignment contains fresh fruits and vegetables, dried nuts and construction material with a collective value of 150 billion rials (Over $530 …

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Iran’s 7-Month Non-Oil Exports Stand at $18.2b

Iran exported 65.5 million tons of non-oil commodities worth $18.2 billion during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-October 21), registering a 17.5-percent fall in terms of weight, compared to the figure for the previous year’s same period. According to the Head of the Islamic …

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Iran Eying 15% Rise of Non-Oil Exports in H2

Iran’s Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Hamid Zadboum said the country is considering to increase export of non-oil products by 15% in the second half of the current Iranian calendar year (September 22, 2020 -March 20, 2021). “Although spread of the coronavirus disease has decreased global trade almost …

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Iran, Russia Renew Agreement on Sirik Power Plant

Iran and Russia have renewed agreement on construction of Sirik power plant in southern Iranian province of Hormuzgan, Iran’s Ministry of Energy said on Saturday. The project will become operational soon after approval of a loan from Russia, director of power plant projects in Iran Behnam Khaefinejad has said. As …

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Era of Unilateralism Over

Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh on Monday slammed the US for imposing sanctions against him, saying that the era of unilateralism is over in the world. “Imposition of sanctions on me and my colleagues is a passive reaction to the failure of Washington’s policy of reducing [Iran’s] crude oil exports to …

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