Iran says it has exported above $300 million worth of medicinal herbs since January. Peyman Yousefi Azar, the director of Medicinal Herbs Department of Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture Jihad, told the domestic media that saffron comprised almost two thirds of the exports. The Damask rose comprised a third of the exports, Yousefi Azar said adding…
Iran and Japan have launched a fresh round of combined effort aiming to supply water and electricity to the Iranian capital of Tehran in case of an earthquake. Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting with deputy head of Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East (JCCME), Iranian Deputy Minister of Energy Sattar Mahmoudi pointed…
Head of container affairs of Shahid Rajaei Port in Hormuzgan Province announced on Saturday that 17 international container shipping companies have resumed their activities in the port adding that Maersk Line of Denmark and MOL of Japan as well as CMA of France and Messina of Italy will begin operations in the port soon. Turaj…
Iran has signed a memorandum of cooperation with two Japanese firms to reduce fuel oil production at Bandar Abbas oil refinery. Reducing the share of fuel oil from the current 30 percent to less than 10 percent marks one of the key policies pursued in Iran’s crude refining industry in the post-JCPOA era. Accordingly, numerous…
President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the post-JCPOA era is a proper chance for Iran and Japan to upgrade bilateral cooperation to favorable level. President Rouhani made the remarks in a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. President…
