Iran’s oil sector is once again at the center of a familiar contradiction: rising export volumes on the one hand, and ...

Iran’s direct access to the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman gives the country significant potential for a maritime-based economy, a capacity that has long remained underutilized. Yet many of Iran’s ...

Despite recent rainfall and snowfall across much of Iran, water reserves remain critically low, with official figures showing that only 34% of the country’s dam capacity was filled by the end of ...

Despite the restoration of diplomatic ties and the reopening of embassies, economic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia remain at one of their weakest historical points. A review of trade data and ...

Iran and Armenia have stepped up consultations to increase electricity imports on a stable basis during the summer of next year, underscoring the growing strategic importance of cross-border energy ...

Iran’s manufacturing sector slipped back into contraction in Aban 1404 (November 2025), as the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for industry fell to 49.9, below the neutral 50 mark, according to the ...

Iran has implemented its first gasoline price adjustment since 2019 with minimal public backlash, marking a moment of calm in one of the country’s most sensitive policy areas. The government’s newly ...

Iran’s latest national accounts show a marked weakening in the country’s investment trend, with gross fixed capital formation contracting 4.8% in the summer of the Iranian calendar year 1404 ...

Economic data from the first half of the Iranian calendar year 1404 (March–September 2025) signal a serious slowdown in Iran’s industrial sector. According to the Statistical Center of Iran, while ...

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he will gladly accept an invitation from his Lebanese counterpart Youssef Raji to visit Beirut, stressing that Tehran also seeks “a new chapter” in ...

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Friday on the sidelines of the International Conference on Peace and Trust in Turkmenistan, underscoring the growing depth ...

Iran and Spain are intensifying efforts to build a new framework for cooperation in renewable energy, focusing on technology transfer, equipment supply, and human-capital development. According to ...