The sanctions on Iran were removed in January 2016, and that paved the ways for Iran’s gas flow to EU, but the country still faces with gas shortage itself. Dalga Khatinoglu, commentator on Iran’s energy issues and head of Iran news service at Trend Agency, told Istanbul-based Alsharg Forum think tank that Iran’s gross gas

The 926-km railroad linking the capital Tehran to the eastern religious tourism hub of Mashhad is part of China’s New Silk Road initiative named “One Belt, One Road”, which will cut short a long journey for Iranian passengers and cargo. “All obstacles to the implementation of the project have been removed and, next week, operations

Iran has finalised a €2.2bn deal with China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC) to electrify a 926-km railway from Tehran to the northeastern city of Mashhad, a deputy minister of roads and urban development said. Two-thirds of the contract are financed by the Chinese government with a very low interest rate, with the