Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events:
Swiss Court orders Israel to pay Iran 1 million NIS for Shah-era debt
The Trans-Asiatic Oil Company, which is controlled by Israel, lost its appeal of the arbitration decision that obligates it to pay back a debt of $1.2 billion to Iran’s national oil company.
President Rouhani: World admits Iran’s role in int’l security
President Hassan Rouhani in a meeting with Iranian expatriates in Baku underlined that all countries admit Iran’s crucial role in restoration of security to the region.
AEOI head: Leakage of IAEA’s secret information on Iran troubling US
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi underlined that disclosure of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s secret information about Iran has backfired and turned into a problem in the US.
Iranian, Azeri, Russian presidents to meet in trilateral summit in Baku
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will meet shortly with his Russian and Azeri counterparts in a key tripartite summit in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku, to explore avenues for trilateral cooperation.
No problem with oil money payback: Economy minister
Minister of Economy Ali Tayyebnia says there are no troubles with repayment of Iran’s oil money.
Former Iran president writes to Obama over $2B court ruling
Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has written a letter to President Barack Obama, asking him to “quickly fix” a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could cost Iran some $2 billion.
Shamkhani rejects link between US payment to Iran, nuclear talks
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani dismissed the idea that there was a connection between the $400 million in cash that Iran received from the US as part of an old debt and the process of negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program.
Iran condemns terror attack in Pakistan’s Quetta
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani has denounced a terrorist attack at a hospital in the restive city of Quetta in southwestern Pakistan.
Iran ready to assist Russian humanitarian operation in Syria’s Aleppo
Iran is ready to cooperate and assist Russia’s humanitarian operation in Syria’s Aleppo, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ibrahim Rahimpur said.
Iran likely to partake in ‘master armorer’ IAG 2017
Iran’s armed forces team may participate for the first time in the ‘master armorer’ competitions to be held in the course of the 2017 International Army Games in Russia.