Iran has a long paved road system linking most of its towns and all of its cities. In 2011 the country had 173,000 kilometres (107,000Â mi) of roads, of which 73% were paved. In 2008 there were nearly 100 passenger cars for every 1,000 inhabitants.
Veresk Bridge
Tehran Metro
As of 2015, the Kharg oil terminal is handling about 90% of Iran's crude exports.
The International Maritime Organization has 140 member states with Iran ranking among the top 20
The Airline of the Islamic Republic of Iran, branded as Iran Air, is the flag carrier of Iran, which is headquartered at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran. As of 2023, it operates scheduled services to 72 destinations in Asia and Europe. Iran Air's main bases are Imam Khomeini International Airport and Mehrabad International Airport, both serving Tehran, the capital of Iran. Domestically, Iran Air is commonly known as Homa, which is the name of a mythical Persian phoenix or griffin, and also the acronym of Iran National Airlines in the Persian language. The airline's cargo division, Iran Air Cargo, operates scheduled services internationally using one cargo aircraft.
An Iranian Airways Douglas DC-3 freighter in 1954
An Iran Air Boeing 707-320 at Frankfurt Airport in 1970
An Iran Air Boeing 747SP at John F. Kennedy International Airport in 1976
A domestic flight of Iran Air (and chasers platform of Mashhad international airport), in the 1970s