| 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
- 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 […]
- Nowruz Summit to Be Held in Tehran with Ministers from 18 Countriesby siavash on December 30, 2025
Nowruz Summit to Be Held in Tehran with Ministers from 18 Countries TEHRAN (Iran News) Hojatollah Eyubi made the remarks during the first meeting of the Nowruz Global Summit Policy Council, held at the Ministry’s Tourism Department. He stated that invitations have been sent to 27 tourism and cultural ministers from 18 countries, with five members The […]
- Iran Successfully Launches Three Remote Sensing Satellitesby siavash on December 29, 2025
Iran Successfully Launches Three Remote Sensing Satellites TEHRAN (Iran News) Iranian officials said the three satellites were launched into orbit from Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome as part of a multi-payload mission, marking the seventh time the country has used Russian rockets for satellite deployment. The Soyuz satellite carrier lifted off on Sunday […]
- Sepahan Edges Chadormalou to Move Top of IPLby siavash on December 29, 2025
Sepahan Edges Chadormalou to Move Top of IPL TEHRAN (Iran News) The French forward found the back of the net five minutes into stoppage time at Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium in Isfahan, sending Sepahan to the top of the table. Paykan was held to a goalless draw by Kheybar in Tehran earlier in the day. On Sunday, The post Sepahan Edges Chadormalou to Move Top of […]
- Armed Forces Will Not Allow Any Harm to Public Securityby siavash on December 29, 2025
Armed Forces Will Not Allow Any Harm to Public Security TEHRAN (Iran News) In a statement issued on the occasion of 9 Dey (December 30), the General Staff honored the memory of Iran’s fallen soldiers and veterans, describing 9 Dey as a historic popular uprising rooted in the will and vigilance of the Iranian nation. The The post Armed Forces Will Not […]
- Hezbollah chief says disarming resistance serves US-Israeli projectby siavash on December 29, 2025
Hezbollah chief says disarming resistance serves US-Israeli project TEHRAN (Iran News) In a speech on Sunday, Qassem said proposals framed as “exclusive state control of weapons” amounted in practice to an explicit US-Israeli plan to weaken Lebanon’s military capabilities, undermine a large segment of Lebanese society, and drive a wedge between […]
- Khartoum and Washington: Worlds Apartby siavash on December 29, 2025
Khartoum and Washington: Worlds Apart TEHRAN (Iran News) According to media reports, the goal of this ceasefire is to create space for sending humanitarian aid and to begin sustainable peace negotiations based on a roadmap prepared by the Quadrilateral Committee. Trump personally committed to intervening in this crisis after meeting with the Saudi Crown […]


