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Today 18:57
‘US has taken global food security hostage by naval blockade of Iran’
TEHRAN- A member of the Iran Cooperative Chamber, regarding the potential impacts of the American naval blockade against Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, said: "It's not that we say this regime has blockaded Iran—no, it has practically taken the world hostage."
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2026-07-29 16:39
NDF allocates $1b in facilities to Agriculture Ministry for ensuring food security
TEHRAN – The head of the National Development Fund (NDF) announced the allocation of one billion dollars in foreign currency facilities to the Ministry of Agriculture to strengthen strategic reserves and ensure the country's food security.
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2026-05-12 12:54
Food security of country ensured through agricultural production continuity: minister
TEHRAN- The Minister of Agriculture, emphasizing the role of the private sector in agricultural production, stated that the continuity of production in this sector can sustainably ensure the country's food security.
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2026-05-10 16:31
Plant biosecurity for food security
TEHRAN – International Day of Plant Health is held annually on May 12 to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect biodiversity and the environment, and boost economic development.
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2026-04-24 16:37
‘US aggression has cast a shadow over global, regional food security’
TEHRAN- Iran’s Minister Agriculture, stating that American aggressions pose a serious threat to achieving the "Zero Hunger" goal, said: "The illegal war by the United States and the Zionist regime in the region has cast a shadow over global and regional food security and has disrupted the supply chain, especially in the energy fuel and fertilizer markets."
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2026-04-21 15:28
Strait of Hormuz crisis: A looming food security time bomb
TEHRAN- The world is holding its breath. With the escalation of the US-Israeli war on Iran, the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway through which a fifth of global oil passes, has effectively been closed. While the immediate crisis is measured in halted tankers and rising energy prices, the United Nations warns that the real detonation will be a "food security time bomb" felt not just at gas pumps, but in supermarket aisles worldwide.
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2026-04-08 09:19
‘Private sector, flag bearer of food security, people's livelihoods during wartime’
TEHRAN– The Minister of Agriculture said that private sector traders and entrepreneurs have become the standard-bearers and frontrunners in protecting the people’s food security and livelihoods during wartime conditions.
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2026-01-05 15:43
‘Climate change, sea level rise threaten food security in southern Iran’
TEHRAN – Global warming and ice sheet melting pose serious threats to food security in the south of the country, Ahad Vazifeh, the head of the Meteorological Organization, has warned.
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2025-08-17 15:42
By Mehrdad Bani-Hashemi Kahangi
Water crisis: a threat to regional and global food security
TEHRAN - Iran is facing an unprecedented water crisis that threatens not only its agricultural sector but also regional stability and global food markets.