{"id":4771,"date":"2016-02-06T17:24:06","date_gmt":"2016-02-06T17:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/?p=4771"},"modified":"2026-01-11T11:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T11:30:16","slug":"persian-carpets-return-to-the-us-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/persian-carpets-return-to-the-us-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Persian Carpets Return to the US Market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Shortly after&nbsp;the lifting of sanctions on Iran&nbsp;Iran is to begin to export its unique and beautiful carpets to the United States again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In past years Iran\u2019s rivals such as Pakistan and India replaced the Islamic Republic in the US market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2\"><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/iranian-carpet\/\">Iranian Carpet: Crafting Beauty in Every Knot<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/iranian-carpet\/\">Iranian carpet<\/a><\/strong> is a heavy textile, made for a wide variety of utilitarian and symbolic purpose, produced in Iran and surrounding areas which once belonged to the Persian Empire, for home use, local sale, and export.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-4616 size-gallery\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Carpet-Weaving-2.jpg\" alt=\"Persian Carpet Weaving\" class=\"wp-image-4616\" title=\"Persian Carpet Weaving\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Carpet-Weaving-2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Carpet-Weaving-2-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Carpet-Weaving-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Carpet-Weaving-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Carpet-Weaving-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Carpet-Weaving-2-627x470.jpg 627w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Carpet-Weaving-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Carpet-Weaving-2-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Carpet-Weaving-2-705x529.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The art and craft of carpet-weaving in Iran has its origin about one thousand years ago.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Carpet weaving is an essential part of Persian culture and art. Within the group of Oriental rugs or Islamic carpets produced by the countries of the so-called &#8220;rug belt&#8221;, the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/iranian-carpet\/\" title=\"Persian carpet\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Persian carpet<\/a> stands out by the variety and elaborateness of its manifold designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f94931\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:25px;line-height:1.2\"><strong>Iran Tourist Card<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-8c8af59c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/orienttrips.com\/touristcard?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=surfiranlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Click and explore<\/mark><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OtCart.jpg);background-position:55% 0%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orienttrips.com\/touristcard?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=surfiranlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OtCart.jpg\" alt=\"Orienttrips Iran Tourist Card\" class=\"wp-image-62115 size-full\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OtCart.jpg 900w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OtCart-780x555.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OtCart-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OtCart-661x470.jpg 661w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OtCart-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The art and craft of carpet weaving has gone through periods of decline during times of political unrest, or under the influence of commercial demands. It particularly suffered from the introduction of synthetic dyes during the second half of the nineteenth century.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-gallery wp-image-4615\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1072\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Carpet-Weaving.jpg\" alt=\"Persian Carpet Weaving\" class=\"wp-image-4615\" title=\"Persian Carpet Weaving\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Carpet-Weaving.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Carpet-Weaving-780x523.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Carpet-Weaving-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Carpet-Weaving-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Carpet-Weaving-1536x1029.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Carpet-Weaving-701x470.jpg 701w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Carpet-Weaving-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Carpet-Weaving-705x472.jpg 705w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Carpet-Weaving-450x302.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carpet weaving still plays a major part in the economy of modern Iran.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Carpet weaving still plays a major part in the economy of modern Iran. Modern production is characterized by the revival of traditional dyeing with natural dyes, the reintroduction of traditional tribal patterns, but also by the invention of modern and innovative designs, woven in the centuries-old technique. Hand-woven Persian carpets and rugs were regarded as objects of high artistic and utilitarian value and prestige from the first time they were mentioned by ancient Greek writers, until today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With<br \/>\n  sanctions lifted, Iran&#8217;s Persian carpets with unmatched craftsmanship are<br \/>\n  making a grand comeback in the US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5078,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110],"tags":[15811,15868,254],"class_list":["post-4771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-carpet","tag-news","tag-persian-carpet"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}