EghtesadOnline: At a time when most Iranian startups are devising damage control strategies to weather economic headwinds caused by US sanctions, Iran’s major online package delivery firm has launched an expansion program with the support of Turquoise Partners.

EghtesadOnline: Iran Post Company and a local startup Alopeyk have forged an agreement as per which postal services will be modernized and get more user-friendly.

EghtesadOnline: On a Saturday in mid-August, Iranian entrepreneur Mehdi Nayebi received an email from Apple Inc.’s App Store Review stating that his application, AloPeyk , a delivery service in Tehran, had been removed due to sanctions put in place by the U.S. government.

EghtesadOnline: Snapp, Tap30, and Carpino are three ride-hailing applications which have become regular discussions at the dining table in Tehran. The services have radically transformed how people use cars and taxis, and as with other markets, shaken the traditional transportation industries.