Iran

Area Total 1,648,195 sq km
Climate mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast
Natural Resources petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur
Imports UAE 29.8%, China 12.7%, Turkey 4.4%, South Korea 4%, Germany 4% (2017) – industrial supplies, capital goods, foodstuffs and other consumer goods, technical services
Government theocratic republic
Capital Tehran
Population Population field listing
83,024,745 (July 2018 est.)
Ethnicity Persian, Azeri, Kurd, Lur, Baloch, Arab, Turkmen and Turkic tribes
Language Persian (official), Azeri Turkic and Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Gilaki and Mazandarani, Luri, Balochi, Arabic
Exports China 27.5%, India 15.1%, South Korea 11.4%, Turkey 11.1%, Italy 5.7%, Japan 5.3% (2017) – petroleum 60%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets, cement, ore

News about Iran

RSS News Sources: The Guardian | Iran News Daily

  • Tehran and Baku to Establish Joint Energy Cooperation Task Force
    by siavash on January 22, 2025

    Tehran and Baku to Establish Joint Energy Cooperation Task Force TEHRAN (Iran News) Mohsen Paknejad, during a meeting on Tuesday, January 23, 2025, with Shahin Mustafayev and his accompanying delegation, stated that such meetings play a significant role in strengthening bilateral relations in various sectors. He highlighted that neighboring countries hold […]

  • 20% Growth in Trade Between Iran and Azerbaijan in 2024
    by siavash on January 22, 2025

    20% Growth in Trade Between Iran and Azerbaijan in 2024 TEHRAN (Iran News) Amin Tarfa made this statement on Tuesday at the opening of the 16th Joint Economic Commission meeting between Iran and Azerbaijan, held at the Espinas Palace Hotel in Tehran. He highlighted extensive cooperation opportunities in the fields of transportation and infrastructure, […]

  • Amin Esmaeilnejad to Leave Skra Bełchatów
    by siavash on January 22, 2025

    Amin Esmaeilnejad to Leave Skra Bełchatów TEHRAN (Iran News) Bulgarian opposite Radoslav Parapunov will also leave the team. Esmaeilnejad, 28, joined Skra last season from the Italian club Rana Verona. He is expected to be a key player for the Iranian national volleyball team in the upcoming 2025 competitions. The Iran Volleyball Federation officially […]

  • Manufacturers, figures from private sector meet Ayatollah Khamenei
    by siavash on January 22, 2025

    Manufacturers, figures from private sector meet Ayatollah Khamenei TEHRAN (Iran News) The meeting took place in the Imam Khomeini Complex on Wednesday morning, a day after the Leader paid a visit to the Pioneers of Progress  exhibition, which showcased the private sector’s achievements. A number of figures active in the private sector are slated to […]

  • Iran, Azerbaijan, and Russia to Establish a Powerful Electric Grid
    by siavash on January 22, 2025

    Iran, Azerbaijan, and Russia to Establish a Powerful Electric Grid TEHRAN (Iran News) Abbas Aliabadi, Iran’s Minister of Energy, along with senior ministry officials, met with Shahin Mustafayev, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Prime Minister, and his delegation on Tuesday, January 23, 2025. The discussions centered around various technical and engineering topics […]

  • Iran Army employs Cobra helicopters, Fajr-5 missiles in northeast drill
    by siavash on January 22, 2025

    Iran Army employs Cobra helicopters, Fajr-5 missiles in northeast drill TEHRAN (Iran News) The military drill featured various units of the Army Ground Forces, including artillery, armored divisions, airborne units, drone squads, electronic warfare units, and missile groups, all participating to enhance their operational readiness and effectiveness in […]

  • Iran sympathizes with Turkiye over deadly hotel fire
    by siavash on January 22, 2025

    Iran sympathizes with Turkiye over deadly hotel fire TEHRAN (Iran News) Dozens of people were killed and wounded when a fire tore through a ski resort hotel in northwestern Turkiye on Tuesday, forcing desperate holidaymakers to leap from windows to escape the flames and smoke. Baghaei conveyed the condolences and sympathies of the people and government […]

  • Strike Houthis while Iran is weak, UN-backed Yemeni government urges west
    by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor on January 21, 2025

    Tehran ‘massively weakened’ by reverses in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, says vice-president of Aden-based administrationMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe west should seize the opportunity to target the Tehran-backed Houthi leadership in Yemen while the Iranian government is weakened, the vice-president of the UN-backed government in Aden has […]

  • Petrochemical Exports Reach $10.3b in First Nine Months of the Year
    by siavash on January 21, 2025

    Petrochemical Exports Reach $10.3b in First Nine Months of the Year TEHRAN (Iran News) Madadi noted that for about nine years, there have been continuous calls from the Ministry of Energy regarding renewable energy, which is both environmentally beneficial and utilizes God-given resources such as wind and sunlight to generate needed electricity in the […]

  • Iran’s Exports to Europe Grow by 5%
    by siavash on January 21, 2025

    Iran’s Exports to Europe Grow by 5% TEHRAN (Iran News) In November 2024, Iran-EU trade volume amounted to €377 million, representing a 19% decline compared to €467 million in the same month last year. European exports to Iran fell by 22%, dropping from €383 million to €299 million. Conversely, Iran’s exports to Europe increased by 7% The post […]

  • Iran to join Pakistan-hosted upcoming AMAN-25 naval exercise
    by siavash on January 21, 2025

    Iran to join Pakistan-hosted upcoming AMAN-25 naval exercise TEHRAN (Iran News) After he met with Pakistan’s Federal Minister of Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Monday evening, General Bagheri mentioned in an interview with IRNA that Iran’s military delegation had held meetings with Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir, the Chief of the Air […]

  • Relief trucks start to deliver aid inside Gaza – as it happened
    by Kate Lamb (now); Maya Yang, Yohannes Lowe; Tom Bryant and Adam Fulton (earlier) on January 20, 2025

    This blog has closed. Follow the latest on our new liveblog hereIsraeli tanks continued to shell areas in Gaza as the scheduled time of 8.30am (0630 GMT) for the ceasefire to take effect passed, Reuters reports.Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said in a brief televised address on Sunday that the political echelon had directed the military to […]

  • Iranian court sentences pop star Tataloo to death for blasphemy
    by Agence France-Press in Tehran on January 19, 2025

    Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo’s five-year jail term increased after prosecutor’s objection, according to reportsAn Iranian court has sentenced the popular singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, to death on appeal after he was convicted of blasphemy, according to local media reports.“The supreme court accepted the prosecutor’s objection” to […]

  • Two judges shot dead in Iran’s supreme court building, state media say
    by Agence France-Presse on January 18, 2025

    Unnamed gunman killed Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghisseh before shooting himself, Mezan reportsTwo judges have been killed in a shooting on Saturday at the supreme court building in Tehran, Iranian state media have reported.“This morning, a gunman infiltrated the supreme court in a planned act of assassination of two brave and experienced judges. The two […]

  • Iran knows my son is innocent, says mother of French man held in Evin jail
    by Deepa Parent on January 17, 2025

    Olivier Grondeau was arrested in 2022 and has accused Iran of using him for ‘political blackmail’ against FranceThe mother of a French traveller detained in Iran for two years has said authorities “know he is innocent” but continue to hold him in the country’s notorious Evin prison.Olivier Grondeau, 33, was arrested from his hotel room in Shiraz, […]

  • Islamist groups in Middle East will emerge from Gaza war weakened
    by Jason Burke International security correspondent on January 16, 2025

    Hamas, Hezbollah and other militia are enfeebled – but Palestine is likely to stay at forefront of global politicsMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe ceasefire due to come into force on Sunday, barring a major last-minute problem, will cement massive and rapid changes across the Middle East and may seal a significant defeat for the Islamist militant […]

  • A ceasefire deal is here. For Gaza, the Middle East and the world, the future remains unknown
    by Patrick Wintour, diplomatic editor on January 16, 2025

    The sacrifice has been so great, the misery so complete, that few can claim with certainty that this was all worthwhileThere may be no winners in war, but history suggests combatants are often eager to convince the world otherwise.The ending of the 15-month conflict in Gaza may prove an exception. The sacrifice has been so great, the misery so complete, and […]

  • My Stolen Planet review – home-movie bulletins unearths Iran’s forbidden past
    by Peter Bradshaw on January 13, 2025

    Exiled artist Farahnaz Sharifi uses old Super 8 family movies to contrast life before and after the 1979 revolutionFarahnaz Sharifi is an Iranian artist and film-maker who has been exiled from her homeland since 2022, and with this personal essay movie she ponders the fact that after the 1979 revolution, her childhood and youth happened on two planets: the […]

  • UK should back tough Trump sanctions on Iran, report says
    by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor on January 12, 2025

    Former top UK official believes intensifying economic pressure on Tehran would erode internal support for regimeThe UK should back Donald Trump’s expected maximum economic sanctions against Iran as part of an effort to encourage nationals to end their support for the current regime in Tehran, Mark Sedwill, the former cabinet secretary, argues in a report […]

  • Italy releases Iranian man wanted by US over drone attack in Jordan
    by Associated Press on January 12, 2025

    Mohammad Abedini detained on US warrant three days before Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was arrested in IranItaly has released an Iranian citizen wanted by the US over a drone attack in Jordan that killed three Americans a year ago, after the Italian justice minister asked a court to revoke his arrest.Mohammad Abedini has already returned to Iran, Iranian […]

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