In a meeting focusing on closer regional ties, senior Iraqi politician Seyed Mohsen Hakim met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Tehran to brief him on Iraq’s recent parliamentary elections and explore ways to expand bilateral cooperation.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson warned that a recent IAEA Board of Governors resolution against Tehran would only increase complications rather than contribute to resolving the outstanding issues.
Iran has finally kicked off development work at a key gas field located along its maritime border with Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf.
Iran became the golden gateway for transiting 60 million tons of various types of products via rail between China and Europe.
Highlighting the importance of strategic ties with Beijing, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi called for swift and comprehensive action to put the Iran-China 25-year cooperation roadmap into effect.
Complainants in the case against Iran Tractor Forging Company are breaking their silence. Following a workers’ strike and widespread reports that top executives have fled the country with investors’ funds — allegedly transferring them abroad, including to the United Kingdom — anxiety is growing among small shareholders, workers, and the broader public. After sustained pressure, journalists secured a crucial interview with Mr. Mohammad Reza Al‑Ahmad, CEO of Tadbir Farda‑ye Nik, one of the key plaintiffs. Below is an edited summary of his testimony.
An official at the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) has put the country’s non-oil exports in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2025) at about $32 billion.
The United States has imposed new sanctions targeting a petroleum products trader based in India, accusing it of engaging in oil trade with Iran.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi denounced the US and the European troika for causing the collapse of the Cairo agreement between Tehran and the IAEA, laying responsibility for the breakdown squarely on Western capitals.
Ali Akbar Velayati has praised the people of Iraq for their turnout to the polling stations in the recent parliamentary elections, saying that the turnout showed that those people have gained political maturity.
President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran’s active participation in BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and the Eurasian Economic Union is creating significant economic opportunities, including expanded regional markets for traders and investors.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei observed the Fatemiyeh mourning ceremony for a second night in a row on Saturday evening at Imam Khomeini's Husseiniyeh.
The latest statistics of the World Steel Association (WSA) have indicated that Iran moved up three spots to 7th place in the global ranking of largest steel producers.
The Iraqi Trade Ministry says economic relations with Iran remain steady and there are plans to increase bilateral trade to $20 billion annually from the current $12b volume.
China strongly criticized the Western-proposed anti-Iran resolution passed at the IAEA Board of Governors, calling it confrontational and harmful to diplomacy over Iran’s peaceful nuclear program.
The Israeli regime has filed a second espionage indictment in less than a week, accusing another soldier of passing sensitive military information to an alleged Iranian handler.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqhi said Tehran supports a “fair and balanced” nuclear agreement and is more prepared than ever to deter Israeli aggression, according to an interview with The Economist.
Iranian and Russian top diplomats spoke by phone to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation and advancing consultation mechanisms for resolving regional and global challenges.
Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says the Israeli regime was punished during the 12-day aggression in June, adding that the regime is not able to continue a war against Iran without the US help for a week.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman says Tehran is considering more countermeasures against an illegal resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regarding the country’s peaceful nuclear program.
The US Department of Treasury late on Thursday announced that it has added a new group of individuals, firms, vessels, and aircraft to its sanctions list in continuation of exerting pressure against Iran.
An official at the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) has put the country’s non-oil exports in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2025) at about $32 billion.
Iran has dismissed the US president's claim about negotiations with Iran, saying there is currently no such process in place, given Washington’s breaches of previous commitments and excessive demands.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi
The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said President Masoud Pezeshkian’s recent message to Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud revolved solely around bilateral cooperation and had nothing to do with the crown prince’s trip to the US.
An official at the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) says that Iran’s non-oil exports to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year registered a 16% growth.
Minister of Information and Communications Technology Sattar Hashemi (ML) is meeting with his Azeri counterpart Rashad Nabiyev in Baku on November 18, 2025.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called on Austria’s new ambassador Friedrich Stift to present an accurate picture of Iran and help push back against anti-Iran narratives while working to expand bilateral cooperation.
An official at Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce has said that the two countries have determined to target annual trade to $20 billion in three years.
Iran plans a major railway in its northwest to close the gap in a second rail corridor between China and Europe, according to Iranian transportation minister Farzaneh Sadegh.
