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


Iranian, Italian officials sign MOUs on oil, gas, transportation
Iran and Italy have signed a number of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) for cooperation in areas of energy, transportation and trade expos.


 
Supreme Leader: Terrorism, a terrible contagious disease
Terrorism is a contagious and very dangerous disease which can be contained if it is seriously encountered, but unfortunately some parties directly, or indirectly assist terrorist groups, said Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution in a meeting with Greek prime minister.

 
Iran’s Air Force equipped with Nasr cruise missiles
A large cargo of homegrown air-launched cruise missile ‘Nasr’ (Victory) was delivered to Iran’s Air Force on Tuesday.

 
President: Iran would continue win-win policy in post-sanctions era
 President Hassan Rouhani said that Iran would continue its win-win policy in order to promote ties with the world and the neighbors during the post-sanction era.

 
Involvement in Syria by some countries of ‘dire consequences’
 Secretary of the SNSC has told Greek PM deployment of military in Syria without Syrian government official request and consent would lead to dire consequences.

 
Rafsanjani: Iran observes no limits in cooperation with Europe
 Iran observes no limits in expansion of comprehensive cooperation with Europe, and especially with Greece, said the Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani in a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Triprias on Monday.

Russian companies rush to return to post-sanctions Iran
At a sprawling pipe factory in this gritty industrial town, an exhibit of Surrealist art, featuring reproductions of Mondrian, Malevich and Magritte, lines the walls. One of the company’s biggest shareholders, a collector of Surrealist works, says the art will stretch engineers’ minds and unlock workers’ creativity.

 
EU wants Iran in conferences on Afghanistan
 A senior EU diplomat asked Iran on Tuesday to attend the next Brussels Conferences on Afghanistan given Tehran’s influential role in the region.

 
Only Russia, Iran legitimately fight Daesh in Syria – Moscow
The US-led coalition against Daesh has neither a UN sanction nor Syria’s invitation to wage war on its territory whereas Russia started its operation at the request of President Bashar Assad.

 
Italian parliament speaker to visit Tehran
 Italian Parliament Speaker Laura Boldrini is to pay an official visit to Tehran after upcoming parliamentary election in Iran, it was announced on Tuesday.