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

Taliban confirms senior delegation’s visit to Iran
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has confirmed that a senior delegation has arrived in Tehran on Monday to negotiate with the Iranian officials.



FM Zarif wishes peaceful New Year for all
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message congratulated 2019 and wished a year full of peace for everyone.

 

Iran denounces Brazil embassy move to Jerusalem
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday slammed plans by Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro to move their embassy to Jerusalem after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the move was imminent.


 

Iran to hold talks with Pak tribe leaders over kidnapped border guards
Iran is pursuing the issue of the Iranian border guards who were kidnapped on Iran-Pakistan border by holding talks with leaders of regional tribes, Iranian border guards commander Brigadier General Qasem Rezaei said.



Regional countries could not overcome challenges without Iran’s coop.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said all countries in the world in practice came to the conclusion that regional countries could not have resolved enduring challenges without Iran’s help.


Court hearing session of forex misusers held in Tehran
The first session of the court hearing for six misusers of forex market fluctuations was held here on Tuesday.


 
Official: Palestine still Muslim world’s first and foremost priority
Chairman of Iran-Palestine Friendship Parliamentary Group said Tue. that the Palestinian cause is still the first and foremost priority of the Islamic world and Muslim nations.

 
Top general highlights Iran’s war on piracy
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri praised the country’s Navy for its fight against piracy in international waters.

 
Use of Superjets by Iran ‘out of question for now’
The use of Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft in Iranian airlines has been put on hold for now because the Russian planemaker has failed to receive a US license for sales to the Islamic Republic, an official says.


Iranian armed forces at full strength: Cmdr.
Iranian armed forces are fully prepared and strong to confront any threat, according to Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Ataollah Salehi.