EghtesadOnline: All warehouses in Iran are required to register in the so-called “All-Inclusive Warehouses Website” by Aug. 23, otherwise their stored commodities will be considered hoarding and those responsible would be subject to prosecution, the director general of the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade’s Commercial Services Bureau said.

EghtesadOnline: Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Mohammad Shariatmadari unveiled on Saturday the list of products included in the drive called “Intensified Fight Against Hoarding and Stashing” in a letter to the heads of ‘Tazirat’ Organization (a judiciary-affiliated oversight body dealing with trade offenses), Jamal Ansari, and Consumers and Producers Protection Organization, Mahmoud Navvabi.

EghtesadOnline: As accusations against Iranian carmakers pile over the alleged hoarding of vehicles, the Industries Ministry has cautioned major auto firms to avoid shady practices and fall in line.

EghtesadOnline: Following the strange and extended delays in delivery of thousands of vehicles presold by domestic carmakers, would-be buyers and sections of the print media are openly accusing the state-affiliated companies of hoarding, market manipulation, and insider trading.