Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:
Rouhanis picks for 3 ministries win lawmakers confidence vote
Irans Parliament has given votes of confidence to three candidates proposed by President Hassan Rouhani to lead the ministries of sports and youth affairs;culture and Islamic guidance;and education.
Foreign states pay $13bn of debt to Iran An official announced that the UAE, Britains Shell and India have respectively paid off five, two and six billion dollars of their debts to Iran.
Iran resumes gas exports to Turkey Iran has resumed gas exports to Turkey following a Turkish opposition blast in the pipeline carrying Iranian gas to Turkey last Thursday.
General derides Anti-Iran comments by regional political dwarfs
A top Iranian military official dismissed comments made by an Emirati official about the need for arming Persian Gulf states to counter Iran, saying the political dwarfs look for criminal acts to attract attention.
President: Irans oil exports exceed 2mln bpd
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that the countrys export of crude oil in the past month surpassed 2 million barrels per day (bpd), pointing to a range of options Iran has today for choosing the customers or the foreign currency for selling its oil.
Iran court issues verdict for suspects in Saudi embassy attack
Irans judiciary has issued verdicts for 20 people accused of storming Saudi diplomatic missions in January and will announce them in the near future, an official was quoted as saying by the judiciary news agency on Tuesday.
President: Iran welcomes expansion of ties with Cyprus
President Hassan Rouhani in meeting with Cyprus President of House of Representatives Demetris Syllouris on Tuesday welcomed expansion of ties between Iran and Cyprus.
Russia ready to help restore Iran-Saudi ties
The fallout of strained relations between Tehran and Riyadh impacts the stability of the Middle East, Russian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Oleg Ozerov told Sputnik.