An Iranian minister says Tehran and Damascus have reached major economic cooperation agreements.

Special economic zones are areas where business and trade laws are different from the rest of the country.

Iran’s Rouhani rolls out over $330 million worth of projects in duty-free zones of the country.

Iran’s highest legislative authority agrees to expand the number of free trade zones in the country to 14.

As many argue that Free Trade Zones serve as back doors to the international economy, Iran's free zones have been launched to attract foreign investment amid the restrictions imposed by the sanctions.

Iranian government says exports from SEZs and FTZs reached $17 billion over the past year.

Iran approves plans for launching five new free trade zones.