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Iran’s investment opportunity is often described through size: a large population, natural resources, industrial depth, geographic location, and a long history of trade. That…
Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant technology waiting to arrive in Iran. It is already present in the daily routines of students, programmers,…
Why Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea corridor, the UAE’s Fujairah pipelines and emerging export routes can reduce dependence on the Strait of Hormuz, but cannot…
A 55-container block train moving from China to Iran through Central Asia gives a useful test of a much larger question: can rail become…
Iran is one of the most misunderstood investment environments in the world. It is a large market with deep industrial capacity, natural resources, consumer…
Iran is often described as economically isolated.That description is only partly correct. Iran sits outside important parts of the Western-led financial and trading system,…
Iran’s free zones are no longer a small group of isolated incentive areas. They are becoming a fragmented corridor map: some are functioning trade…
Iran’s solar market is moving into a different phase. For years, the country’s renewable-energy story was largely about potential: abundant sunlight, a large electricity…
Buying from Iran can be commercially attractive, but it should not begin with price alone. A foreign buyer may receive a competitive quotation, product…
Iran and Turkmenistan have spent decades as neighbours with more physical connectivity than commercial scale. Two gas pipelines cross their border. Two major rail…
Iran is entering winter with a problem that cannot be solved simply by producing more gas. Part of its processing capacity remains damaged, heating…
Copper is becoming one of the most strategically important industrial metals in the world. Power-grid expansion, electric vehicles, data centres, renewable energy systems and…