Economy of Iran spices including cumin and sumac. Iran is the world's largest producer of saffron, pistachios, honey, berberis and berries and the second largest date producer. Meat and dairy products include lamb, goat meat, beef, poultry, milk, eggs, butter, and cheese. Non-food products include wool, leather, and silk. Forestry products from the northern slopes of the Alborz Mountains are economically important. Tree-cutting is strictly controlled by the government, which also runs a reforestation program. Rivers drain into the Caspian Sea and are fished for salmon, carp, trout, pike, and sturgeon that produce caviar, of which Iran is the largest producer. Since the
Exercise Saffron Bandit 1992, 1994, 1997 and 14 May 1999. Exercise Saffron Bandit 2017 Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi flew a fighter aircraft as co-pilot during Exercise Saffron Bandit on September 9, 2017. He participated Exercise Saffron Bandit 2017 by flying F-16 Fighter aircraft. A larger exercise, named "Exercise High Mark", is the PAF's largest and most comprehensive exercise and is held after a period of several years. Recently it has been transformed into a joint exercise with the Pakistan Army (PA). Exercise Saffron Bandit Exercise Saffron Bandit is a major "command level" combat training exercise, usually held either bi-annually or