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

Army to launch rapid response wargames in west, northwest Iran
 Iranian Army will hold the Muharram maneuver in the western and northwestern parts of the country on Monday and Tuesday, a ranking commander said.

 
President opens gathering of knowledge-based economic firms
 President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated a gathering of knowledge-based economic firms and innovators here on Sunday.

 
Steinmeier optimistic about Iran-Germany ties
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Sunday that he is optimistic about future of Tehran-Berlin ties.

 
Iran is prudent, smart in JCPOA implementation: SNSC Secretary
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said Iranian officials and the bodies responsible for implementation of the nuclear deal will exercise utmost prudence.

 
Zarif confers Omani counterpart, Kurdistan PM in Tehran
 Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held separate talks here with his Omani counterpart Yusuf bin Alawi and Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan Nechervan Barzani.

 
Iran, Russia deputy FMs discuss Mideast developments
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov on Saturday exchanged views on the crises in Syria and Yemen.

 
Salehi: JCPOA to bear fruit in late December
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed by Tehran and the world powers will be fully implemented in the second half of December, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said on the sidelines of a preliminary meeting to the International (Munich) Security Conference in Tehran.

 
Iran ballistic missile test not violation of nuclear deal – White House
Last week, Iran’s Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said that the country had test-fired a new surface-to-surface Emad (Pillar) missile. Following the firing, US officials said that the test had likely violated UN Security Council Resolution 1929, prohibiting Iran from undertaking any activity related to ballistic missiles.

 
Zarif: Iran backs Lebanon’s decision on settling presidential crisis
 In a Sunday meeting with Lebanese Foreign Minister, FM Zarif stressed that Iran fully respects whatever decision Lebanese people would take to bring the country out of its political stalemate.


 
British FM: JCPOA comes into force on Oct 18
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) comes into force today.