US naval forces still chasing Venezuela-linked tanker Bella 1

TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – A Venezuela-linked tanker is still being chased by U.S. authorities in Caribbean waters, refusing to let Coast Guard crews board as specialized teams move into position for a possible forced seizure.

Armenia calls for strategic partnership agreement with Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – The prime minister of Armenia has announced his country’s willingness to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Iran, emphasizing the strong relations between the two neighboring nations.

Iraq's halted gas supplies from Iran seen resuming

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Iraq’s supply of gas from Iran is expected to ​resume within a week, an engineer at the electricity ministry told Western media on ⁠Wednesday.

Iran opens 2nd largest oil processing unit in West Karun area

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – At the order of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, the country’s largest oil processing (Central Treatment and Export Plant (CTEP) unit was inaugurated in West Karun in Ahvaz on Thursday via videoconference.

Iran’s Mazandaran exports 17m kg dairy products in 9 months

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Mazandaran province's governor has said that 17 million kilograms of various types of dairy products were exported from this northern province overseas in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21).

Iran’s exports to Eurasia hit $1.2b in 7 months: TPOI

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – 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.

Iran’s IRGC has withdrawn from Venezuela subway project

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – The construction arm of Iran’s elite military force, the IRGC, says it has withdrawn from a major subway project in Venezuela.

Mobarakeh Steel. Co. wins 1st place at ACI competition

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – Mobarakeh Steel’s “Green Concrete Production Using Waste” Project won the first place in Research at the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Competition.

Pres. Pezeshkian submits budget bill to Iranian parliament

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian submitted the draft budget for the next Iranian fiscal year (beginning March 21, 2026) to the Parliament (also called Majlis) on Tuesday.

Iran, Japan ink MoU to expand trade-economic cooperation

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Trade officials from Iran and Japan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday to develop and expand cooperation in the trade and economic fields.

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Iran-EAEU partnership can shape powerful region

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Iran’s president has outlined long-term strategic cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Union as a foundation for regional strength and economic sovereignty.

Iran’s exports to neighboring Turkey up 14% in H1

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – A study of Iran’s exports situation to neighboring Turkey in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started Mar. 21) indicated that the country’s non-oil exports to Turkey registered a 14 percent growth.

Iran’s Mazandaran exports 44k tons of citrus fruits in 8 mos

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – An official at the Agricultural Jihad Department of Mazandaran province has said that more than 44,000 tons of fresh citrus fruits have been exported overseas in the current Iranian calendar year (started Mar. 21).

Pezeshkian stresses integrated transport network in Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian called for an integrated transportation network in the country, highlighting the role of integrated management and logistics development in the national growth.

Senior cleric hails growth in Iran non-oil exports since rev.

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Tehran Provisional Friday Prayers Leader Hojjat-ol-Islam Mohammad Hassan Abu Torabi Fard says that the country's non-oil exports could rise to $70 billion from the current $45 billion through facilitating exports.

Geneva hosts Tehran convention to protect Caspian Sea

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – The meeting of Special Working Group on setting up Secretariat of Tehran Convention for Protection of Caspian Sea Environment was held in Geneva on Dec. 18-19 with the participation of envoys of 5 Caspian Sea littoral states.

Iran’s foreign goods transit hits 13.5m tons in 8 mos: IRICA

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – 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.

US sanctions 29 ships over Iranian oil shipments

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – The U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions targeting 29 vessels and their management companies, accused of transporting hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Iranian oil products.

India's oil imports from Russia rises despite US sanctions

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – India's Russian oil imports are poised to top 1 million barrels per day in December, trade and refining sources said, according to Western media.