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The Calligraphy and Culture: The Timeless Breathtaking Beauty of Persian Script

By Nazanin Bahrami ~ Persian script isn't communication, it's a painting. Persian calligraphy, with its cadence of lettering and poetry rhythm, is a literary tapestry of linguistic fantasy, religious heritage, and modern creativity centuries...

From Street Snacks to Feasts: Discovering Iran’s Food Scene

By Darya Sahami  ~ Walk the streets of Tehran, Isfahan, or Shiraz, and you’ll find more than architectural wonders—each sidewalk stall and bustling bazaar tells a delicious story of a nation’s soul. Iranian...

Re-ignition of Exports: Iran’s Non-Oil Sectors Stretch Across the Globe

By Ramin Hosseini ~ Diversified exports, ranging from steel and saffron, are opening up Iran's economic space. Iran, one recalls, is all about oil wells. But the vision is greater than that: Iran is transforming its economy by accelerating non-oil exports—safran and pistachios, maybe, but steel and engineering services too. New energy and increased world demand are powering those industries to spin a new prosperity. A Bloom for Saffron Iran was the globe's largest producer of saffron for years and even this year dominated the globe with saffron exports to $184.7 million and exports to over 50 countries—65% of saffron sales for UAE, Spain, and China. Behind the scene, Khorasan Razavi province also...

Iran: Discovering Iran’s Most Breathtaking Off-the-Beaten-Spot Holiday Spots

By Leila Moussavi ~ Under Tehran, Isfahan, and Shiraz's off-the-beaten-trails are a treasure trove of off-the-beaten-spot gems—stunning scenery, rich heritage, and unlimited hospitality. Some of...

Iran’s Start-Up Boom: Young Entrepreneurs Fuel a New Wave of Innovation

By Amir Toussali ~ How a generation of digitally native entrepreneurs is transforming Iran's economy from the bottom up Tehran's skyline is still seen as a misunderstood one for an oil economy, but there is a quiet revolution in Iran hidden...

Green Shoots of Growth: Iran’s Eco-Economy Set to Open the Doors to Sustainable Futures

By Irna Mehran ~ It is when fruits and vegetables grown organically substitute solar panels that Iran's eco-economy is observed with optimistic anticipation everywhere in the world In Iran's soil, in the warm glow of sunlight, the greener future is constructed stone by stone. Solar panels on Shiraz rooftops, pistachio organic farms of Yazd—there are visionaries planting seeds towards a greener future. Iran's green economy is not an illusion of the...

The Art of Persian Carpets: Weaving Stories from Floss to Masterwork

By Fariba Khayyam ~ Few symbols of culture are so ubiquitous, and so symbolic, as the Persian rug – and so much more than a kitchen floor mat, for these intricately hand-made rugs contain...

The Calligraphy and Culture: The Timeless Breathtaking Beauty of Persian Script

By Nazanin Bahrami ~ Persian script isn't communication, it's a painting. Persian calligraphy, with its cadence of lettering and poetry...

Re-ignition of Exports: Iran’s Non-Oil Sectors Stretch Across the Globe

By Ramin Hosseini ~ Diversified exports, ranging from steel and saffron, are opening up Iran's economic space. Iran, one recalls, is...

A Day in Tehran: Style, Cafés, and the Beat of a Modern Capital

By Sahar Rostami ~ Tehran stirs to the hymn of aromas—safer coffee beans, saffron tea, and the city's signature spice...