The Pakistani ambassador to Tehran has announced a new Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) from the government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on expanding barter trade with Iran. In a message on his official X account on Sunday, Muhammad Mudassir Tipu said that after “an exhaustive process of deliberations, many concerns of the business community of...

Iran’s Energy Exchange (IEE) and the St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX) have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at laying the groundwork for joint trading and closer regional cooperation in energy markets. The agreement was signed by Mohammad Nazifi, CEO of the Iran Energy Exchange, and Igor Artemiev, CEO of SPIMEX, on the sidelines...

Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) has released the country’s latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data for the fiscal month of Shahrivar (August 23 – September 22, 2025), showing that business conditions across the economy remained in contraction for the 18th straight month, despite a marginal improvement over the previous period. The...

The president of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture called for deeper economic cooperation among Islamic countries during a meeting with his Jordanian counterpart in Amman. Samad Hassanzadeh, who met Khalil al-Haj Tawfiq, president of the Jordan Chamber of Commerce, on the sidelines of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Development board meeting...

Iran’s top security official says Tehran is not opposed to negotiations if they serve the country’s interests, while criticizing Western powers of breaking their promises in past talks. “It is a lie that Iran does not negotiate. If a reasonable and fair proposal is presented that preserves Iran’s interests, we will accept it,” said Ali...