Iranian authorities issued an orange alert Sunday as heavy rains and flooding battered southeastern Sistan and Balouchestan province.

EghtesadOnline: Out of a total of 341 million cards issued by Iranian banks by the end of calendar month to July 22, card holders conducted at least one transaction with 101.2 million cards during the month.

EghtesadOnline: Out of 340.6 million cards issued by banks more than 96.9 million, including debit cards, credit cards and gift cards, conducted at least one transaction during the first month (March 21-April 20) of the current fiscal year.