The historic Kashan bazaar in central Iran once sat on a major caravan route, its silk carpets known the world over. But for the weavers trying to sell their rugs under its ancient arches ...

Hand woven with the finest materials including wool and silk, a single Persian rug can often take years and sometimes decades to create. A high-quality Iranian carpet can cost tens of thousands of ...

The two Safavid carpets will be on display at the Iran Carpet Museum until January 19, 2025, offering visitors a chance to marvel at these masterpieces of Persian artistry. Attendees described the ...

Persian Carpet is an omnibus film produced by Iran's National Carpet Center and Farabi Cinema Foundation where 15 renowned Iranian directors contributed films on the subject of Persian carpet.

Sanctions cut exports of Iranian carpets to the US - its biggest market - by 30% . Iran's trade with the European Union has increased significantly thanks to the lifting of sanctions but China ...

Iran has not responded to the report. But it has previously said the site was a carpet cleaning factory and served no clandestine purpose. The IAEA's report also confirmed Iran had resumed uranium ...