| 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
- Didier Ndong Set to Extend Contract with Esteghlalby siavash on January 4, 2026
Didier Ndong Set to Extend Contract with Esteghlal TEHRAN (Iran News) The 30-year-old Gabonese midfielder joined the Tehran-based club from Saudi Arabian side Al-Riyadh in August 2024. Ndong had announced last month that he intended to terminate his contract due to unpaid salaries, but the issue appears to have been resolved, paving the way for him The […]
- Ceremony held in Tehran to commemorate Gen. Soleimani and other Resistance commandersby siavash on January 4, 2026
Ceremony held in Tehran to commemorate Gen. Soleimani and other Resistance commanders TEHRAN (Iran News) The Thursday event commemorated the martyrdom of General Soleimani, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and a group of their companions. General Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis of Iraq, two prominent figures in the fight against terrorism in the region, were […]
- Iranian border guards repel terrorist infiltration attempt near Saravanby siavash on January 4, 2026
Iranian border guards repel terrorist infiltration attempt near Saravan TEHRAN (Iran News) Brigadier General Reza Shojaei, Commander of the Sistan and Baluchestan Border Guard, said on Friday night that the operation followed intelligence reports indicating movements by terrorist and anti-Iran groups planning to enter Iranian territory. He noted that the […]
- Trump’s Venezuela operation driven by oil, not drugs: Israeli mediaby siavash on January 4, 2026
Trump’s Venezuela operation driven by oil, not drugs: Israeli media TEHRAN (Iran News) According to the report, the United States’ intervention, including the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is driven primarily by access to Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, the world’s second-largest after Saudi Arabia, and efforts to counter Russian […]
- Gov’t Aims to Ease Cost-of-Living Pressures on the Publicby siavash on January 4, 2026
Gov’t Aims to Ease Cost-of-Living Pressures on the Public TEHRAN (Iran News) Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday afternoon, 13 Dey, attended a ceremony marking the completion of the 1,500-unit Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (PBUH) residential complex for FARAJA. The event coincided with the auspicious anniversary of the birth of Imam Ali (PBUH). Expressing appreciation […]
- Enemies Target Iran’s Economy to Weaken the Countryby siavash on January 4, 2026
Enemies Target Iran’s Economy to Weaken the Country TEHRAN (Iran News) Mohammadreza Bahraman, Vice President of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture and Head of the House of Mines of Iran, made the remarks during a specialized meeting with judges and judicial officials involved in the mining sector of Khuzestan Province. The […]
- Israel hides real casualties it suffered at war with Iranby siavash on December 30, 2025
Israel hides real casualties it suffered at war with Iran TEHRAN (Iran News) Major General Ali Abdollahi made the remarks in a meeting with the family of Martyr Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the former IRGC Aerospace Force Commander and also family of the former senior commander of Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters Martyr Ali Babakhani on Tuesday. Commemorating […]
- Gov’t Recognizes Protests, Pledges Economic Reformsby siavash on December 30, 2025
Gov’t Recognizes Protests, Pledges Economic Reforms TEHRAN (Iran News) Speaking at a press briefing, Mohajerani said, “We see and hear both protests and crises, and we recognize them. The President has instructed the Ministry of Interior to establish mechanisms for dialogue. We consider this a chance to repair social structures and respond to the […]
- Gol Gohar Beats Esteghlal in 2025-26 IPLby siavash on December 30, 2025
Gol Gohar Beats Esteghlal in 2025-26 IPL TEHRAN (Iran News) The decisive moment came in the 37th minute when Pouria Shahrabadi rose highest to head home the winning goal at Tehran’s Shahr-e Qods Stadium. Esteghlal dominated much of the second half and applied sustained pressure in search of an equalizer, but a lack of sharpness in The post Gol Gohar […]
- New Israeli legislation against UN refugee agency ‘outrageous’: UNRWA chiefby siavash on December 30, 2025
New Israeli legislation against UN refugee agency ‘outrageous’: UNRWA chief TEHRAN (Iran News) “Yesterday’s vote by the Israeli parliament passing new legislation against UNRWA is outrageous,” Lazzarini wrote on his official X account on Tuesday, calling the move “a direct affront to the mandate granted to the Agency by the UN General Assembly […]


