Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:
Any deal must remove all sanctions: Rouhani
On the continuation of his tours to various Iranian provinces, President Hassan Rouhani started a visit to the holy city of Qom this morning.
Irans IRGC tests sinking US Nimitz-class cupercarrier
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy targeted a real-size model of a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, using homegrown coast-to-sea cruise missiles fired from the Persian Gulf coasts and hundreds of speedboat rockets.
Tehran blasts Kerrys remarks on Iran interference in Yemen
Iran condemned the recent remarks of the US Secretary of State John Kerry on Irans interference in Yemen, saying that meddling in Sanaa would make the situation more complicated.
Iran, Iraq discuss security concerns, expansion of regional cooperation
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Iraqi Prime Minister Heidar al-Abadi vowed to boost anti-terrorism cooperation in the region, and voiced enthusiasm for the promotion of Tehran-Baghdad all-out relations.
Neighbors can rely on Irans military might: Speaker
Irans Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani assured the neighboring states on Wednesday that Irans military capabilities safeguard regional interests against possible threats.
NITC to appeal EU blacklisting again
The National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) has said it will again file an appeal against a recent decision by the European Union to re-include the company on its sanctions list.
UN envoy: W-Posts report on Irans N-program fictitious
The new permanent representative of Iran to the United Nations has dismissed the Washington Post report on Irans peaceful nuclear program as baseless and fictitious.
EU says Iran nuke deal at hand The European Unions foreign policy chief has said a nuclear deal with Iran was at hand, urging different sides to show political will ahead of a new round of talks scheduled in Geneva next week.
Good progress was made in Geneva talks: Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says good progress was made on certain topics during bilateral negotiations with the US delegate in Geneva.