Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran and also the largest city in Tehran Province. It also serves as the capital of the province, county and the Central District. With a population of around 9 million and 400 thousand in the city and around 16 million and 800 thousand in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, The Greater Tehran contains Towns example "New Town of Andisheh", "Islam Shahr", "Shahreh Qods", "Shahryar", "Pakdasht", "Firooz Kooh" and "Shamiran". Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, and has the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East, after Cairo. It is ranked 24th in the world by metropolitan area population. Archaeological remains from the ancient city of Ray suggest that settlement in Tehran dates back over 6,000 years.
Isfahan is a major city in the Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located 440 kilometres south of Tehran. The city has a population of approximately 2,220,000, making it the third-most populous city in Iran, after Tehran and Mashhad, and the second-largest metropolitan area.
The mass media in Iran is both privately and publicly owned but all channels are subject to censorship. In 2016, Iran had 178 newspapers, 83 magazines, 15,000 information sites and 2 million blogs. A special court has authority to monitor the print media and may suspend publication, or revoke the licenses, of papers or journals that a jury finds guilty of publishing anti-religious or slanderous material or information detrimental to the national interest. The Iranian media is prohibited from criticizing Islamic doctrine.
Shahid Beheshti University (SBU), originally founded as the Melli University, is a public research university in Tehran, Iran. The university offers many programs at Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. levels.
Kayhan is a newspaper published in Tehran, Iran. It is considered "the most conservative Iranian newspaper." Hossein Shariatmadari is the editor-in-chief of Kayhan. According to the report of the New York Times in 2007, his official position is representative of the Supreme Leader of Iran.
Masoumeh Ebtekar is an Iranian reformist politician, who was the Vice President of Iran for Women and Family Affairs, from 9 August 2017 to 1 September 2021. She previously headed Department of Environment from 1997 to 2005, making her the first female member in the cabinet of Iran since 1979 and the third in history. She held the same level of office from 2013 to 2017. She is a full professor at Tarbiat Modares University in the School of Medical Sciences, Immunology Department.
The Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) is Iran's largest stock exchange, which first opened in 1967. The TSE is based in Tehran. As of May 2023, 666 companies with a combined market capitalization of US$1.45 trillion were listed on TSE. TSE, which is a founding member of the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges, has been one of the world's best performing stock exchanges in the years 2002 through 2013. TSE is an emerging or "frontier" market.
Ettela'at is a Persian language daily newspaper of record published in Iran. It is among the oldest publications in the country, and the oldest running Persian daily newspaper in the world. The paper has a conservative stance and focuses on political, cultural, social and economic news. Until the revolution of 1979, the newspaper was associated with its chief founder Abbas Massoudi (1895–1974).
Entekhab was a Persian language newspaper published in Iran between 1991 and 2004. Nevertheless, its news website is active under the name of "Entekhab" (Entekhab.ir) and has turned into one of the most highly visited news websites in Iran, close to reformists.
Nazenin Ansari is an Iranian journalist, managing editor of Kayhan London, a weekly Persian-language digital newspaper based in London, covering Iran's politics, economy, society, environment and culture, and their impact on the international scene. Critical of the Islamic government of Iran, Kayhan London is not to be confused with the Tehran based official Iranian newspaper Kayhan. She also heads Kayhan London's sister English-language media outlet Kayhan Life and produced a series for the Persian-language entertainment channel Manoto.
Donya-e-Eqtesad is an Iranian daily newspaper and book publisher.
According to a report by The Economist, Iran has been ranked 39th for producing $23 billion of industrial products in 2008. From 2008 to 2009 Iran has leaped to 28th place from 69th place in annual industrial production growth rate.
Mohammad Mehdi Behkish is an Iranian Economist and retired Associate professor at the Allameh Tabatabaei University of Tehran. He served as president of the Iran-Italy Chamber of Commerce for more than 21 years (1992-2013), and is currently president of the Presidency Council.
Alireza Bakhatiari is the CEO of the Donya-e-Eqtesad Taban Media Group, otherwise known as DEN. The DEN encompasses the titles of, Donya-e-Eqtesad Daily, a Persian language economic newspaper, EcoIran economic internet TV, Tejarat-e-Farda a weekly business journal, EghtesadNews an economic news agency, and the Financial Tribune an English language economic newspaper.یک آدم جالبی نیست.روزنامه شده حزب و حزب بازی
The Noor Vijeh Company (NVCo) is a private company based in Tehran involved in financing, execution, and operation of major water desalination schemes via reverse osmosis (RO).
Tehran–Qom–Isfahan high-speed rail is the first truly high-speed rail project in Iran. Construction began on 25 February 2015. The rail line would decrease travel times between Tehran and Isfahan, passing through Qom. It connects Isfahan and Qom to Imam Khomeini International Airport.
Amir Mahdi Jule is an Iranian screenwriter and actor.
Exodus is a 2020 Iranian drama film written and directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia. Exodus narrates the story of Rahmat Bakhshi, a war veteran and his fellow hard-working cotton farmers that lose all their crops after their farms are inadvertently inundated with salt water from a local dam. In response, they drive their tractors to the Presidential Administration in protest.
Kayhan London is a Persian-language Iranian online media outlet based in London. Kayhan London and its English-language sister publication Kayhan Life focus on Iran and its presence on the international scene. Their news reports, articles, interviews and opinion pieces cover Iran's politics, economy, society, environment and culture, nationally and internationally, and spotlight prominent figures of the large Iranian diaspora across the world.
