Today’s top stories in Iran include Iran’s health minister orders to separate ‘Iran’ and ‘Tehran’ universities of medical sciences;  Iran's petrochemical production capacity amounts to 60 million tons; Iran’s foreign trade hits $94.6 billion; Iran holds a military parade to display Armed forces achievements; and Iranians welcome domestic clothes due to currency crisis.
 

 
‘Iran’ and ‘Tehran’ universities of medical sciences to be separated
‘Iran’ and ‘Tehran’ universities of medical sciences, which had been integrated on the challenging decision of Former Iranian Health Minister, Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi, were separated yesterday by the order of  new Health Minister, Mohammad Hassan Tariqat Monfared, Persian BBC reported.

 
Iran petrochemical production capacity increases by 60 million tons
According to Shana, Iran’s petrochemical production capacity reached 60 million tons, increasing to about 13.2 percent in the last year.

 
Iran’s foreign trade surpasses $ 94.6 bn
Iran’s foreign trade surpassed $94.682 billion in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended March 20, 2013); accordingly, the country’s non-oil exports amounted to $41.334 billion, according to IRNA.

 
Iranian Armed Forces display their latest achievement in a military parade
Iran held a military parade on April 8 at the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini, the Founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in which Iranian Armed Forces showed their latest achievements, Fars News Agency reported.

 
Iranians welcome home-made clothes due to foreign currency crisis
Iranian designer of “Mahida” brand, Mahdieh Kianee, has said to DW that following the increase of foreign currency price, Iranians have greatly welcomed home-made clothes.