In Iran, Friday marks the final day of the week — a natural point for reflecting on the major political, economic, and social events that shaped the country over the past seven days. This weekly roundup provides a concise overview of the key developments that defined Iran’s domestic landscape and its regional and international engagements.
Each section below is designed to be brief, sourced, and balanced — the essentials you need to understand what moved in Tehran and beyond over the past seven days.
Iran’s foreign goods transit hits 13.5m tons in 8 mos: IRIC
The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) put the value of the country’s foreign transit of goods in the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (started Mar. 21, 2025) at 13.5 million tons.
Iran unveils locally built ship bridge simulator
An advanced ship bridge simulator fully developed in Iran has been introduced as a comprehensive training reference for the maritime sector, capable of modeling 300 different types of vessels, officials said.
The system can simulate ships ranging from lifeboats to large bulk carriers and military warships, offering broad applications for civilian and military maritime education.
Iran set to launch three locally built satellites on Dec. 28
The Head of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) has vowed that three domestically built satellites are scheduled to be launched into space on December 28.
Hassan Salarieh stated that these launches will be conducted from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia using a Soyuz launch vehicle. The satellites are intended to be placed into a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at an altitude of approximately 500 kilometers.
UN Security Council holds meeting on Iran nuclear deal
The United Nations Security Council held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the implementation of the Iran nuclear agreement.
Iran's UN envoy Saeid Iravani addressed the meeting, saying that "Iran's nuclear program remains exclusively peaceful."
IRGC seizes yet another oil tanker in Persian Gulf
The IRGC Navy has seized an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.
IRGC has announced that its naval forces carried out a precise operation, successfully intercepting a ship laden with 4 million liters of smuggled fuel.
The vessel, crewed by 16 non‑Iranian sailors, was attempting to slip out of Iran’s territorial waters when it was seized.
Iran’s exports to Eurasia hit $1.2b in 7 months: TPOI
An official at Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) says the country exported $1.2 billion worth of goods to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states in the 1st seven months of the current Iranian calendar year.
Secretary of EAEU Desk of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) Elham Haji-Karimi stated that $1.261 billion worth of non-oil products was exported from the country to the member states of the union between March 21 to October 22, 2025.
MNA
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