For the first time, Iran has achieved chicken self-sufficiency, producing over two million tonnes annually against 1.6 million tonnes of domestic demand, strengthening food security despite severe external pressures.

Iranian researchers have developed dual-purpose electrode materials that could help address the challenge of storing electricity generated from renewable sources such as solar and wind power.

New data shows Iran’s oil sales to China have remained largely steady this year despite Washington intensifying its economic war on the country, as Tehran says crude deliveries to international customers continue.

The latest US sanctions on Iran repackage the failed “maximum pressure” campaign, despite four decades of Iranian adaptation, Washington’s irreparable credibility deficit, and mounting costs to American consumers and global stability, all of which demonstrate that sanctions have failed to achieve their objectives and are unlikely ever to do so.

Iran has announced the discovery of more than 7.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in a new field in southern Fars province, with around 5.7 trillion cubic feet considered recoverable.

Trump’s latest Iran sanctions reflect Washington’s enduring frustration where decades of economic pressure have inflicted heavy costs but failed to force Tehran to surrender strategic autonomy or political independence.

Iran and Tajikistan are making their boldest economic push yet, combining energy, transport and trade with plans to link Chabahar, Central Asia, Afghanistan and China into a broader Persian network.