Iranians in the business of Persian rugs — which are renowned for their artistry and craftsmanship — said instability in the ...

Once a symbol of cultural prestige, Iran's handmade rugs are no longer selling as fast as they once did, as sanctions weigh on an already troubled economy and buyers' tastes change. Commanding more ...

Iranian carpet shop owner Ali Faez works at his shop at the traditional bazaar of the city of Kashan, about 152 miles (245 km) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (AP ...

One of Iran’s most famous export industries is warning of disaster when American sanctions snap back into place next month. The country’s carpet making industry employs hundreds of thousands of ...

KASHAN, Iran — 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 ...

Her family had to leave their home country during the Iranian Revolution of 1979, and a story about the sudden migration of artist Shirin Towfiq’s grandfather inspired part of her latest art ...

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Business could not get much worse for the Persian carpet dealers who over the past half-century have turned Hamburg's historic red-brick warehouses into an unlikely centre of the ...

A man inspects a handmade rug in a carpet shop in northern Tehran — ATTA KENARE Once a symbol of cultural prestige, Iran's handmade rugs are no longer selling as fast as they once did, as sanctions ...

KASHAN, IranKASHAN, Iran — 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 ...