According to this report, Iranian steelmakers produced 13 million tons of crude steel from December of last year to May of this year, which recorded a 2.2% increase compared to the same period last year.

Steel producers based in the Middle East, including Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, produced a total of 18.7 million tons of steel during this period, which was a 1.1 percent increase compared to the same period last year.