
Iran commander rules out inspections of military sites
A senior Iranian commander has reaffirmed that the Islamic Republic will not allow access to or inspections of its military sites under a potential nuclear agreement with six world powers.

A senior Iranian commander has reaffirmed that the Islamic Republic will not allow access to or inspections of its military sites under a potential nuclear agreement with six world powers.

In 2011, Chinese-branded cars assembled in Iran represented about 1.6 percent of total car production, according to IHS. Last year, they accounted for 8 percent, or 90,000 units out of a total of 1.07 million vehicles.

A tongue-in-cheek TV report this year highlighted just how fed up Iranians are with one of their most well-used cars. A Painful Choice — a segment on a news programme — showed several dozen Kia Prides lined up at the border for export to Iraq.

Chinese Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co’s CEO reveals its Planning to achieve a market share of 10 to 15 percent of passenger cars and offer three new products to Iran’s market this year. He said: “establishing research centers and attaining engineering and technical knowledge are the key points in enhancing productivity.”

Iran is participating in an ambitious Chinese plan to revive the Silk Road which aims to connect Asia to Europe and Africa through a network of roads, railways, ports and airports.

Iran said on Saturday that it had launched a shipping line in the Caspian Sea to ferry goods to Russia and Kazakhstan.

An Iranian company has unveiled indigenized reverse osmosis water desalination technology, making Iran the fifth country in the world to have acquired the cutting-edge technical know-how.

A senior Iranian official has stressed Iraq’s national unity as the key to the termination of the crisis in the country.

A second Iranian ship carrying humanitarian aid for the Yemeni people has set sail for the war-torn Arab country, which has been the target of Saudi airstrikes for over two months.

A foreign delegation of asset managers, including Americans, have visited Tehran Stock Exchange for the second time in recent weeks as interest is building in a country being billed as the latest attractive emerging market.

Iran Khodro Industrial Group (IKCO) is weighing to set up a production line in Oman, targeting a market which stretches deep into Africa, the leading regional vehicle manufacturer’s CEO Hashem Yekke-Zare has said.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Kuwaiti counterpart have stressed the necessity of confronting Takfiri terrorist groups in the Middle East.

Washington Post’s correspondent in Tehran Jason Rezaian and two other people detained along with him have gone on trial in Iran on charges including spying.

Chairman of Iran's Institute for Trade Studies and Research says the Iranian government and parliament are working on new incentives to encourage foreign investment in the country’s automobile industry.

Iran has set its bid for the WTO membership in motion again, with the trade minister saying reviewed policy documents have been prepared for submission to the body.

Iran has urged a full and broadbased fight against terrorist groups, particularly the ISIL Takfiris, saying the militants have expanded their acts of terror not only in the Middle East, but in certain African and European states.

A senior adviser to Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, says Muslim nations should put up an all-out fight against the Zionist enemy and prevent any discord.

The Abu Dhabi-based investment firm Mubadala is reportedly in talks with a major Iranian aircraft maintenance center over a potential acquisition.

The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) has given the initial go-ahead to signing a free trade agreement with Iran, a senior official of the bloc has said.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States is masterminding terrorism.

Iran’s Nejat ship with its cargo of humanitarian aid for Yemen has passed Oman and reached the coast of the war-torn country.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has denounced as “contradictory” a recent statement released by the United States and the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council at Camp David.

Iran says it has received all installment of its frozen assets based on an interim deal it signed with the P5+1 group of countries over Tehran’s nuclear program in November 2013.

A senior Iranian official has called on the United Nations to take effective measures to put an end to Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes against Yemen and its killing of people in the impoverished Arab state.