FIbre2Fashion Country Watch provides a complete analysis of a country in terms of major factors affecting textile and clothing industry, industry overview, and policy with regard to textiles. Iran is an attractive market for textile companies, garment producers and machinery manufacturers. But the red tape that ties down industry is difficult to cut through. The lethargy created by the decades of international isolation and government control would not be easy to shake off, reports Jozef De Coster from Tehran.