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
- President calls on officials to work genuinely, saying his administration is liable to serve all Iraniansby siavash on June 30, 2025
President calls on officials to work genuinely, saying his administration is liable to serve all Iranians TEHRAN (Iran News) President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged officials to deliver genuine services to the Iranian people. In a post on his X account on Sunday, Pezeshkian reiterated his administration’s pledge “to be a source of relief for the […]
- Iran has ‘serious doubts’ Israel will abide by ceasefire and is ready to respond: Top generalby siavash on June 30, 2025
Iran has ‘serious doubts’ Israel will abide by ceasefire and is ready to respond: Top general TEHRAN (Iran News) Chairman of the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi says Iran has “serious doubts” Israel will abide by a ceasefire that ended its aggression against the country, saying the Islamic Republic is […]
- Iran Earns Narrow Win over Netherlands: 2025 VNLby siavash on June 30, 2025
Iran Earns Narrow Win over Netherlands: 2025 VNL TEHRAN (Iran News) Amin Esmaeilnezhad collected 21 points for Iran, while Michiel Ahyi led the Netherlands with 22 points. Team Melli had previously defeated Serbia and Argentina and lost to Germany in Week 2. The Persians have a tough task ahead in Week 3, where they will compete The post Iran Earns Narrow […]
- Iran complains to the U.N. over Israel’s deliberate attacks on its health sectorby siavash on June 30, 2025
Iran complains to the U.N. over Israel’s deliberate attacks on its health sector TEHRAN (Iran News) Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Sa’eed Iravani, has condemned Israel’s deliberate attacks on Iranian medical personnel in a formal complaint submitted to the U.N. In his letter addressed on Sunday to U.N. […]
- Airlines and Hotels Owe Passengers Over 600b Tomans After Flight Cancellationsby siavash on June 30, 2025
Airlines and Hotels Owe Passengers Over 600b Tomans After Flight Cancellations TEHRAN (Iran News) Hormatollah Rafiei told IRNA that Turkey and the UAE are among the most popular destinations for Iranian travelers, with about 70 flights per week to Turkey and a similar number to the Persian Gulf countries. However, he noted, more than 250 flights The post […]
- Qalibaf: Enemies seek to sow discord among Iranians via disinformationby siavash on June 29, 2025
Qalibaf: Enemies seek to sow discord among Iranians via disinformation TEHRAN (Iran News) Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf says enemies are attempting to create division among the Iranians through resorting to fake news and disinformation. Qalibaf made the remarks in a parliamentary session on Sunday, noting that U.S. President Donald Trump is […]
- Araqchi: Powerful Iranian nation will resist until last drop of bloodby siavash on June 29, 2025
Araqchi: Powerful Iranian nation will resist until last drop of blood TEHRAN (Iran News) Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says the Iranian people will not allow anyone to decide their destiny and will remain steadfast on this path until the last drop of their blood. Araqchi made the comment early on Sunday, a day after hundreds of The post Araqchi: […]
- Seydi: We Must Have a Balanced, Liquid, and Trustworthy Marketby siavash on June 29, 2025
Seydi: We Must Have a Balanced, Liquid, and Trustworthy Market TEHRAN (Iran News) In a meeting held on Saturday in Tehran, attended by major market issuers, board members of the Securities and Exchange Organization, and CEOs of the Tehran Stock Exchange and the Over-the-Counter Market, Seydi expressed condolences for the mourning period of Muharram and […]
- Iran Falls Short against Germany: 2025 VNL Week 2by siavash on June 29, 2025
Iran Falls Short against Germany: 2025 VNL Week 2 TEHRAN (Iran News) Amir Hossein Esfandiar led Iran with 19 points, while Filip John scored 22 points for Germany. Iran, who had defeated Serbia and Argentina in its first two matches, will play the Netherlands on Sunday. The 2025 FIVB Men’s Volleyball Nations League is the seventh The post Iran Falls […]
- Iran calls on Germany to reveal its role in arming Saddam with chemical weaponsby siavash on June 29, 2025
Iran calls on Germany to reveal its role in arming Saddam with chemical weapons TEHRAN (Iran News) Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has demanded the West’s accountability for the use of chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq War, urging Germany to reveal its part in arming former Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein with such weapons. Baqaei […]