Kerman unveiled the “Smile of the World—Kerman 2026” strategy to elevate its national and international tourism profile through coordinated investments in infrastructure, capital attraction, and destination marketing leveraging its UNESCO-listed sites and diverse climates.

An Iranian trade official says the country’s IT firms are exporting services worldwide. EAEU frameworks help engineering projects that require shipping materials—especially to Armenia—while high-value consulting and pure IT services continue to bring in foreign currency without goods exports.

Iran’s first-ever pavilion at Guangzhou’s CITIE won Best Booth for its aesthetic design, historic/local elements, and strong visitor engagement, boosting Iran–China tourism ties.

Iran’s AI platform digitizes health research boosting accuracy, cutting costs and supports e-records, e-prescriptions, and telemedicine.

Iran accelerates its space program: launches of Zafar, Kowsar and Nahid-2 are planned in coming months, alongside tests of the “Shahid Soleimani” IoT constellation and Chabahar site upgrades.

Iran showcases new titles at the 8th Yerevan International Book Festival (5–7 Sept), joining global publishers for 50+ events, dialogues, and discounted book fairs.

Beyond commemoration, this year’s Unity Week seeks to model a practical Ummah through art, learning, public service and diplomacy—re-centering the Islamic world’s compass toward justice, dignity and collective solidarity.

Iran is taking part in the 38th Moscow International Book Fair with over 300 titles, presenting Persian literature, Iranology, and children’s books, alongside cultural events.

The 6th Mustafa Prize has honoured scientists from Iran, Turkey, and India for groundbreaking achievements in ICT, biomedical technologies, and renewable energy.

Iran ranks 5th in Asia and 1st in the region in biotechnology, with 1,480 knowledge-based companies and 1,000+ biotech products across key sectors.