Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events:
 

IAEA, UNSC must change approach to Iran: Najafi
Iran has underscored the need for change in the approach adopted by UN Security Council and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) vis-à-vis the Islamic Republic.

2 senators whose families fled Nazis support deal with Iran
Some of the most strident opponents of the nuclear accord with Iran are invoking memories of the Holocaust in an effort to defeat the agreement, arguing the deal could enhance Iran’s ability to build a bomb, leading to the destruction of Israel.

Majlis special committee seeking acceptable report on JCPOA
A senior Iranian lawmaker said on Thursday that a Majlis (Parliament) special committee which is in charge of reviewing the Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action (JPOA) is trying to provide an acceptable report on the issue.

 
Iranian DM lauds Navy’s homegrown destroyers, modern equipment
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan praised the domestically-made destroyers and other military products of the country’s Navy, and said “the spirit of self-sufficiency” is among the characteristics of naval forces.

 
Iran envoy to UN urges world to stop reliance on WMD
Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshroo on Wednesday stressed the need to abandon weapons of mass destruction in order to maintain peace worldwide.

 
Japan to import 350k bpd of oil from Iran
Iran says Japan has welcomed a proposal to increase imports of Iranian oil to as high as 350,000 barrels per day (bpd).

Iraqi parliament speaker due in Iran Friday
 Speaker of Iraq’s Parliament Salim al-Jabouri will travel to Iran on Friday night at the head of a parliamentary delegation, an Iranian adviser announced.

 
Pro-Israeli opponents of Iran deal unrepresentative of All Jews – Activist
Spokesman for the Orthodox Jews Against Zionism movement Rabbi Dovid Feldman claims that US lawmakers are being bullied to oppose the Iran nuclear agreement by pro-Israeli lobbyists who do not speak for the Jewish people as a whole.

Obama could meet with Ban Ki-moon as congress reviews Iran nuclear deal
Ban Ki-moon could discuss the Iran nuclear deal with Barack Obama, Ban Ki-moon’s Deputy Spokesman announced.

 
Iran defeats Venezuela 3-0
Iran volleyball players gained their second victory in 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup in a play against Venezuela.Held this morning in Japan, Iranian team strongly beat its Latin American rival in three sequential sets 25-20, 25-17 and 25-15.