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
- Araqchi slams Trump’s anti-Iran rhetoric as ‘sheer deception’by siavash on May 14, 2025
Araqchi slams Trump’s anti-Iran rhetoric as ‘sheer deception’ TEHRAN (Iran News) Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has sharply censured U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest anti-Iran rhetoric, saying Trump was distorting regional realities and whitewashing Israeli aggression in Gaza. Trump claimed at a Saudi-U.S. investment forum in Riyadh on […]
- Iran’s Carpet Market in China at Risk From Counterfeit Goodsby siavash on May 14, 2025
Iran’s Carpet Market in China at Risk From Counterfeit Goods TEHRAN (Iran News) Dehnavi explained that a significant portion of Iran’s trade with China currently consists of crude and semi-processed mineral and petroleum products. These goods naturally attract buyers without much marketing effort. However, he stressed that the organization’s core […]
- Iran Moves to Expand Banking Network Ties With BRICS, Regional Countriesby siavash on May 14, 2025
Iran Moves to Expand Banking Network Ties With BRICS, Regional Countries TEHRAN (Iran News) Speaking at a ceremony on Tuesday to unveil the second phase of the Shetab-Mir integration, Farzin emphasized the pivotal role of banking infrastructure in enhancing both economic and cultural ties between nations. “No economic relationship is possible without […]
- Clarence Seedorf joins Iran’s Esteghlal Football Clubby siavash on May 14, 2025
Clarence Seedorf joins Iran’s Esteghlal Football Club TEHRAN (Iran News) Following negotiations between Ali Nazari-Juybari, general manager of Esteghlal FC, and Clarence Seedorf, the prominent Dutch football player, the two sides reached consensus, confirming that Seedorf will serve as a sports consultant for Esteghlal. Seedorf is scheduled to spend […]
- ‘We like each other a lot’: Trump signs multiple deals with Saudi Arabia’s MBSby siavash on May 14, 2025
‘We like each other a lot’: Trump signs multiple deals with Saudi Arabia’s MBS TEHRAN (Iran News) U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed multiple agreements on Tuesday, further deepening the alliance between the United States and Saudi Arabia. The signing ceremony, held in a gilded ballroom at Riyadh’s Royal […]
- Baqaei: Halting Iran’s nuclear program is not fundamentally an issue in negotiationsby siavash on May 14, 2025
Baqaei: Halting Iran’s nuclear program is not fundamentally an issue in negotiations TEHRAN (Iran News) Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has stressed that halting Iran’s nuclear program is not being discussed in the negotiations. Emphasizing that stopping Iran’s nuclear program is not fundamentally an issue in the negotiations, Baqaei […]
- Trump says Iran is ‘very reasonable and intelligent’ in talks with U.S.by siavash on May 13, 2025
Trump says Iran is ‘very reasonable and intelligent’ in talks with U.S. TEHRAN (Iran News) United States President Donald Trump has described Iran’s approach in nuclear negotiations with Washington as “very reasonable” and “intelligent.” Ahead of his visit to the region on Monday, Trump praised Iran’s approach in the ongoing indirect talks […]
- Niger Welcomes Imports of Iranian Mining Productsby siavash on May 13, 2025
Niger Welcomes Imports of Iranian Mining Products TEHRAN (Iran News) Sidou Zataou Ali, the Ambassador of Niger, met on Monday with Mohammad Aghajani Lou, Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade and Chairman of IMIDRO. Ambassador Zataou Ali conveyed hope that formal cooperation between the two nations — through a memorandum of understanding — would […]
- Pezeshkian: Enhanced Iran-Uzbekistan ties will promote regional peace, securityby siavash on May 13, 2025
Pezeshkian: Enhanced Iran-Uzbekistan ties will promote regional peace, security TEHRAN (Iran News) Pezeshkian made the remark in a Monday meeting with Uzbekistan’s Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov, who arrived in Tehran on Sunday at the head of a delegation to hold talks with senior Iranian officials. “We can bring greater comfort and welfare to the […]
- Iranian Investors Exempt from Taxes and Customs Duties in Uzbekistanby siavash on May 13, 2025
Iranian Investors Exempt from Taxes and Customs Duties in Uzbekistan TEHRAN (Iran News) Highlighting the deep historical and cultural ties between Iran and Uzbekistan, Aripov emphasized that current global events necessitate greater economic collaboration. He noted that such forums are vital for informing both sides about investment capacities, creating […]