Iraqi Airways has resumed its weekly flights to Rasht Airport in Iran’s Gilan province after a nearly one-month suspension caused by the recent 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel. Baran Press: Mohsen Mirhosseini, the director of Gilan Airport, announced that the airline restarted its services with 12 weekly round-trip flights, with plans to increase the number of flights in the near future. Before the brief conflict, Iraqi Airways operated over 30 weekly round-trip flights between Iraq’s major cities -- Baghdad, Basra, and Najaf -- and Rasht, highlighting the high passenger and cargo capacity between the two regions. The recent conflict, which began on June 13 following a large-scale aerial invasion by Israel, had temporarily halted almost all ...

Mustafa Taeti Moghaddam, CEO of the Anzali Free Zone Organization, announced that vehicles with "Anzali Free Zone" license plates are now permitted to travel freely across all cities and roads of Gilan Province. According to a report by Baran Press, quoting the Public Relations and International Affairs Department of the Anzali Free Zone Organization, this new traffic permit allows unrestricted movement for these vehicles throughout the province. Taeti Moghaddam stated that the organization has established the necessary infrastructure to support this initiative, utilizing advanced software and hardware systems, including an online GPS control system. This enables real-time vehicle monitoring and ensures traffic control, security, and order in cooperation ...

In order to participate in the BRICS International Summit, Alireza Zakani, the Mayor of Tehran, and Rahim Shoghi, the Mayor of Rasht, traveled to Brazil to represent the Islamic Republic of Iran joined mayors from 26 countries. According to Baran Press, in this international forum, was held in Marica city on May 29, the cooperation of municipalities in economy field were studied. BRICS, a coalition of emerging economies, was established in 2006 by Brazil, Russia, India, and China. South Africa joined the group in 2010, prompting the change of the group's name from BRIC to BRICS. In January 2024, the Islamic Republic of Iran officially became a member of BRICS, alongside Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, following diplomatic ...