Economics

Iran Says Economy Grew During Pandemic on Industry, Farming

  • Swift reopening of virus-hit economy may have been a factor
  • Country has been trying to develop manufacturing base

Workers at a factory on the outskirts of Tehran.

Photographer: Ali Mohammadi/Bloomberg
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Iran’s economy grew 1.3% in the six months to mid-September compared with the same period last year, despite an ongoing struggle with the Middle East’s worst coronavirus outbreak and crippling U.S. sanctions.