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

Govt.: Iran�s $100 billion �fully released�
The government says Iran can now access more than $100 billion in frozen assets after the implementation of a nuclear agreement last month.



 
Iran�s Zarif to take part in London int�l conference on Syria
�Iranian Foreign Minister Mohmmad-Javad Zarif plans to take part in an international conference on Syria in London on February 4.

 

Supreme Leader condoles death of fmr Army commander
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Sunday expressed his condolences over demise of former Army commander Major General Mohammad Salimi.


 
UN chief urges compromise, realism between Saudis and Iran
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon used a stopover in the Middle East to urge Saudi Arabia and Iran to compromise and interact responsibly, seeking to calm a flare-up in tensions between the two regional rivals.


 


Parliament praises IRGC for seizing US sailors


�Parliament (Majlis) presiding board praised Navy commanders of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) for seizing US sailors.



Linde, Mitsui plan $4 billion Iran investment
Germany�s industrial gases company Linde and Japan�s Mitsui Chemicals plan $4 billion of investment in Iranian petrochemical projects, an energy official says.

Navy commander sees hand of God in US sailors capture
Capture of US sailors was not pre-planned and divine intervention led to US sailors detention, IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said on Monday.

Austria�s RBI seeks to reopen office in Tehran
A board member of Austria�s Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) said the banking group plans to reopen its office in the Iranian capital in the wake of the recent termination of anti-Tehran sanctions.

 
JCPOA springboard for Iran progress: Salehi
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has hailed the implementation of the historic nuclear agreement between Tehran and the P5+1 group of countries as a �springboard� for the further development of the Islamic Republic.

 
Iran Air inks deal with ATR for buying 20 planes
�Iran Air inked a deal here on Monday with the Aerei da Trasport Reginale (ATR) to buy 20 planes.