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
- Top general: Presence of outside powers in the region a source of concernby siavash on August 31, 2025
Top general: Presence of outside powers in the region a source of concern TEHRAN (Iran News) The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, has emphasized that the presence of extra-regional powers, including the United States, raises significant concerns for the region. Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, Armen […]
- Parliament speaker condemns assassination of Yemeni PM in Israeli terrorist attackby siavash on August 31, 2025
Parliament speaker condemns assassination of Yemeni PM in Israeli terrorist attack TEHRAN (Iran News) Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has expressed heartfelt condolences following the assassination of the Yemeni premier and several cabinet ministers. Yemen’s Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb al-Rahawi and several cabinet ministers were killed in an […]
- Iran disbands Mossad-linked terrorist teamby siavash on August 31, 2025
Iran disbands Mossad-linked terrorist team TEHRAN (Iran News) The provincial branch of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) in the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi has announced the dismantling of a terrorist team linked to Israel’s Mossad. The IRGC’s public relations office said on Saturday that eight individuals were arrested for […]
- Iran Downs US in 2025 FIVB U-21 World Championship SFby siavash on August 31, 2025
Iran Downs US in 2025 FIVB U-21 World Championship SF TEHRAN (Iran News) Iran had previously defeated Kazakhstan, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Canada, Poland, Argentina, and China in its earlier matches. The young Persians will meet Italy in the final on Sunday. The US will play the Czech Republic in the third-place match. The 2025 FIVB The post Iran Downs […]
- Iran condemns Israeli ‘terrorist’ attack against Yemen, urges global actionby siavash on August 31, 2025
Iran condemns Israeli ‘terrorist’ attack against Yemen, urges global action TEHRAN (Iran News) Iran has strongly condemned the terrorist crime committed by the Israeli regime against Yemen, warning of the growing threats posed by Israel’s expansionism and organized terrorism to international peace and security. In a statement on Saturday night, the […]
- Major projects put into operation nationwide at end of Administration Weekby siavash on August 31, 2025
Major projects put into operation nationwide at end of Administration Week TEHRAN (Iran News) The administration of President Masoud Pezeshkian marked the conclusion of Administration Week with the launch of dozens of infrastructure, industrial, educational, and service projects across the country, aiming to boost regional development and improve […]
- Iran’s Exports Reach $16.5b in First Four Months of Yearby siavash on August 30, 2025
Iran’s Exports Reach $16.5b in First Four Months of Year TEHRAN (Iran News) Mohsen Montazeri, Director General of Planning and Monitoring at the TPO, told IRNA that Iran exported 48.81 million tons of goods from March to July 2025. This marks a 1.5 percent increase in volume compared with the previous year. However, the export value The post Iran’s […]
- The Snapback Mechanism: The Outcome of the Battle of Siffinby siavash on August 30, 2025
The Snapback Mechanism: The Outcome of the Battle of Siffin TEHRAN (Iran News) The war had been going decisively in Imam Ali’s favor. The Iraqi forces had killed key Syrian commanders, and Muawiya’s army was on the verge of total collapse. Muawiya and his crafty commander Amr ibn al-As realized they would be militarily defeated. Therefore, The post […]
- Defense minister: Armed forces successfully struck key Israeli military targets in recent aggressionby siavash on August 30, 2025
Defense minister: Armed forces successfully struck key Israeli military targets in recent aggression TEHRAN (Iran News) Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh says that Iran’s Armed Forces successfully struck many of Israeli military targets in a recent aggression, overcoming its defense systems with advanced, domestically developed missile […]
- US secretary of state consults with Israel, E3, and IAEA over Iran in Washingtonby siavash on August 30, 2025
US secretary of state consults with Israel, E3, and IAEA over Iran in Washington TEHRAN (Iran News) In a series of diplomatic meetings, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has engaged with his Israeli and European counterparts, as well as the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Washington to coordinate their positions on […]