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Foreign Investment in Iran Growing: Minister

Iran's Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade Mohammad Shariatmadari has highlighted the growing trend of foreign investment in the country.

“Tehran Ready to Boost Value of Trade with Sofia to $1bn”

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a meeting with Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borisov, has called for expansion of business ties with Sofia.

Boosting Trade Ties with Iran, Top Priority for Bulgaria: President

Sofia gives great priority to expanding its trade relations with Tehran, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said, describing Iran as a “very important” country in the Middle East.

Iran, Armenia Discuss Enhancing Energy Cooperation

Iran and Armenia have held the 15th meeting of their Joint Economic Commission to explore ways for further cooperation between the two sides in energy as well as other fields.

Oil Swap Deal between Iran, Iraq Delayed over Safety Issues

An oil swap plan between Iran and Iraq is facing delays due to safety problems, secretary of the Iran-Iraq Chamber of Commerce says.

Senegal’s Police Fleet Upgraded by Iranian-Made Car

Iran Khodro Industrial Group, the country’s biggest car manufacturer, has exported the first consignment of its Dena Plus cars to Senegal to be used in the African country’s police fleet.

Mobile App to Let Iranians Buy Car Fuel Online

A new car fueling system has been launched in Iran based on which the car owners order fuel using a mobile application and receive it wherever they are.

Iran to Build Solar Power Plant with S. Korean Investment

Iran plans to build a new solar power plant in the Zarandieh town of Markazi Province as part of a project mainly funded by a South Korean company.  

Iranian MP Urges Use of Alternative Currencies Instead of Greenback

An Iranian parliamentarian says using alternative foreign currencies in international financial transactions will ease psychological pressure on the dollar market.

ATR Delegation Visits Plane Crash Site in Iran

A French delegation from ATR, a Franco-Italian aircraft manufacturer, has traveled to southwest Iran to examine reasons behind the crash of an ATR plane in Mount Dena that led to the deaths of all 65 people on board.

FATF Once Again Suspends Countermeasures against Iran

The Financial Action Task Force, an international anti-money laundering body, has once again delayed some penalties against Iran, but kept the Islamic Republic in its black list and threatened action in June.

Iran’s Khuzestan Ready to Attract German Investments: MP

An Iranian lawmaker says the southwestern province of Khuzestan has a great capacity to attract foreign investments, especially those by German companies, in the fields of energy, agriculture, and industry.

Bitcoin, Other Cryptocurrencies Not Recognized in Iran: Central Bank

The Central Bank of Iran says it has never recognized bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as official currency within the boundaries of the Islamic Republic and conducts no transactions in them.

Iran Parliament Urges Gov’t to Rethink Economic Ties with France, UK

Iranian legislators have called on the president to reconsider plans to forge closer economic cooperation with France and the UK in protest at their roles in passing an anti-Iran UN resolution.

US Sanctions on Iran’s Aviation Industry Killing Civilians

The Sunday crash of an Iranian ATR 72 passenger plane in central Iran during a flight from Tehran to the southwestern city of Yasuj, which claimed the lives of 66 people, has once again brought into the limelight the issue of unilateral US sanctions and their deleterious effect on Iran's transportation sector, especially the country’s civil aviation fleet.

“India’s Interest in Closer Ties with Iran Only for Economic Reasons”

A senior political analyst is sceptical about India’s interest in development of its ties with Iran, saying New Delhi is just after securing the energy supplies it needs and gaining access to the region’s markets via the Islamic Republic.

“FATF Accession Impossible If Found to Be against Iran’s National Interests”

An Iranian lawmaker says the Parliament will not approve the country’s accession to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) if it proves to be against the Islamic Republic’s interests.

Iran, India Sign 15 MoUs in Rouhani’s First-Ever Visit to New Delhi

Iran and India have inked 15 agreements in various fields, from an extradition treaty to cooperation in the development of Iran’s Chabahar port.

“Iran’s Cooperation with FATF to Increase Impact of Sanctions”

The conservative newspaper Kayhan has harshly criticized the Iranian government’s plan to implement the regulations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), saying such cooperation would just make more effective the US sanctions on Iran.

Kazakhstan Cultivating Persian Rice to Meet Iran’s Needs

Kazakhstan says it plans to increase the production of a special variety of Iranian rice by ten times this year to meet growing demands from Iran.

Iran’s Police Makes 90 Arrests to Control Forex Market (+Video)

Ten exchange facilities have been closed down and 90 foreign currency dealers arrested in a police raid in Tehran aimed at controlling the surging forex rates mainly caused by non-economic factors.

Russia Luring Iranian Airlines to Buy Sukhoi Superjet

Amid the controversies over the delivery of Boeing and Airbus passenger planes to Iran, a Russian-built Sukhoi Superjet 100 has landed at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport with a team of engineers on board to make Iran interested in purchasing the airliner.

Iran Energy Minister Welcomes IRGC’s Cooperation in Cloud Seeding

Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian says the ministry welcomes the idea of seeding clouds raised by the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

“Iran Nuclear Deal Could Make World Safer If US Remained Committed”

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has described the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers as a leading role model for resolving all problems across the region and the world, regretting that the US is not living up to its commitments under the deal.

Plane’s Windscreen Struck by Eagle during Landing (+Video)

A viral video shows a large bird, most probably an eagle, striking the windscreen of an ATR plane landing at an airport in northern Iran.

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