Tehran (ISNA) – Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi announced that various scenarios over the Natanz incident are being studied and the exact cause of the event will be announced soon. The spokesman for the Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Abolfazl Amouei told ISNA that Salehi said […]
TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – Regarding the red status of some provinces in Iran due to COVID-19, the exporting of face masks to other countries has been banned, said the secretary of the working group against coronavirus. Some reports suggest that Jamshid Gulpoor, an official of the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade and […]
EghtesadOnline: Selected foreign exchange bureaus affiliated to the Central Bank of Iran pushed up dollar rates above the historic 200,000 rials on Saturday. This came after price gaps between the CBI moneychangers and the open market reached unprecedented levels, encouraging currency dealers and speculators to line up for cheaper currency. The so-called bank-based moneychangers increased […]
EghtesadOnline: In the first quarter of the current Iranian year (started March 20), a total of 211 inactive industrial units across Iran resumed operations with the help of Iran Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization, affiliated to the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade. In a recent meeting with officials from the organization, Hossein Modarres […]
TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – Underling the ability of the CBI in controlling forex rates and in the fight against enemies’ psychological warfare, the Iranian President assured on Sunday that the country’s economy will not collapse. In his remarks during the government economic committee meeting, Rouhani named the recent fluctuations in foreign currency rates, gold coin prices, […]
EghtesadOnline: Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Shahram Adamnejad said 35,000 billion rials ($175 million) worth of loans will be allocated to the coronavirus-hit transportation sector (air, rail, sea and road) over the next few months. “These loans will have an interest rate of 12%. Loans worth 60 million rials ($300) will be extended […]
TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Secretary of Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei said that given the international and domestic conditions, it’s a good opportunity to fuel the fight against the US. Speaking in a meeting, Secretary of Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei made some remarks on the occasion of the anniversary of the brutal downing of Iran […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian and Russian officials agreed to hold the 16th session of the Joint Economic Cooperation Commission in September. In a meeting in Moscow, Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali and Russian Deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Tikhonov agreed to hold the next meeting of the Joint Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation in […]
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Head of Iran’s Passive Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali on Fri. said that very limited cyberattacks waged against facilities of the country since the start of the current Iranian year (March 20). Security is never absolute and there are always ways to penetrate it, he said, adding, “modern and […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s envoy to the United Nations (UN) said the unilateral sanctions by the US on countries like Iran, Syria and Yemen hamper efforts by the affected countries to import medical equipment and medicines needed to fight the COVID-19 crisis. “These unilateral sanctions effectively target patients the most, and show how immoral, inhumane, […]