| 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
- Iran, Azerbaijan Urged to Accelerate Preferential Trade Agreement Implementation
by siavash on February 25, 2026Iran, Azerbaijan Urged to Accelerate Preferential Trade Agreement Implementation TEHRAN (Iran News) The call was made during the 17th Joint Economic Cooperation Commission meeting held in Baku, where representatives of the private sector and trade promotion institutions from both countries discussed practical mechanisms to enhance economic engagement. The […]
- House Minority Leader: Trump is lying about Iranby siavash on February 25, 2026
House Minority Leader: Trump is lying about Iran TEHRAN (Iran News) Speaking to reporters on Tuesday local time, after the briefing session for senior Congress members with Trump’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Jeffries referred to Trump’s previous claim that last year’s strikes had “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s nuclear […]
- Iran tops in registered international table tennis coaches: Officialby siavash on February 25, 2026
Iran tops in registered international table tennis coaches: Official TEHRAN (Iran News) Speaking to IRNA on Tuesday, Mehrdad Ali-Qardashi pointed to Iran’s ranking in the coaching by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), saying that with a total of 1,105 coaches, the country could manage to achieve the first place in the world. He said that […]
- Indifference of Jihadi Movement May Encourage Enemy Opportunismby siavash on February 25, 2026
Indifference of Jihadi Movement May Encourage Enemy Opportunism TEHRAN (Iran News) Brigadier General Mohammad Zohraei made the remarks on Tuesday night during the 12th Jihadi Memory Night ceremony held at the Sheikh Saduq Hall in the shrine of Abdolazim Hosseini Shrine. Referring to what he described as the “civilization-building battle between truth and […]
- Iran Rejects U.S. Claims About Its Nuclear Program, Calling Them “Big Lies”by siavash on February 25, 2026
Iran Rejects U.S. Claims About Its Nuclear Program, Calling Them “Big Lies” TEHRAN (Iran News) Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei responded to statements by U.S. officials and Western media outlets on his official account on the social media platform X (social media platform). Baghaei wrote that professional liars specialize in creating […]
- First VP Urges Export-Oriented Agricultural Productionby siavash on February 25, 2026
First VP Urges Export-Oriented Agricultural Production TEHRAN (Iran News) Aref made the remarks during the 64th meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization. Highlighting the organization’s achievements in agricultural research, he stated that ensuring the country’s food security is not merely a […]
- A Look at the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iranby siavash on February 24, 2026
A Look at the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran TEHRAN (Iran News) Viewing governance strictly through three branches, conventionalizing the coercive power, failing to regard culture as an integrated power in itself, decentralizing education outside a unified power-based structure, and adopting a livelihood-centered and state-centered approach […]
- Iran Eyes Contract Farming in Afghanistanby siavash on February 24, 2026
Iran Eyes Contract Farming in Afghanistan TEHRAN (Iran News) Mahmoud Siadat, head of the Iran–Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce, said that official recognition of the Taliban government—referred to by its authorities as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan—would significantly strengthen commercial relations and provide greater confidence for […]
- Hamas: Settler attack on West Bank mosque ‘a fascist and organized crime’by siavash on February 24, 2026
Hamas: Settler attack on West Bank mosque ‘a fascist and organized crime’ TEHRAN (Iran News) The Palestinian group issued a statement on Monday, the same day Israeli settlers set fire to the Abu Bakr as-Siddiq Mosque, located between the towns of Sarra and Tal, near Nablus in the northern West Bank. The settlers also spray-painted racist The post […]
- Football Matches Postponed in Mexico Ahead of World Cupby siavash on February 24, 2026
Football Matches Postponed in Mexico Ahead of World Cup TEHRAN (Iran News) Two Liga MX fixtures — Queretaro vs. Juarez FC in the men’s competition and Chivas vs. America in the women’s league — were called off, along with two second-division matches. The disruption comes as Mexico prepares to co-host this summer’s World Cup, with Guadalajara The […]
