Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:
Leader urges caution on West interventions
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Thursday cautioned the Islamic Ummah about interventions by the West.
Shamkhani: US meddling in Syria to bear no fruit
Irans Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said here on Thursday that terrorism is passing through borders like a dangerous virus. Shamkhani made the remarks in a meeting with President Vladimir Putins special envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev in Tehran.
Iran, Russia, Syria vow to keep up fight until elimination of terror
The defense chiefs of Iran, Russia and Syria have called for closer trilateral cooperation in the battle against terrorism, emphasizing the need to keep up the fight until the eradication of violence and terror threats.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed his condolences over the deaths of Iranian border guards killed in a clash with outlaws near the Pakistani border, and promised to pursue the punishment of the terrorists.
Raeisi pledges to fight poverty, unemployment as president
Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raeisi outlines his plans to curb poverty and unemployment, which he describes as the root causes of corruption and other social woes.
Iranian FM raps US Navys presence in Persian Gulf
Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a sarcastic message questioned the US Navys presence in the Persian Gulf, 7,500 miles away from the US territory.
Saudi Arabia increases Irans Hajj quota by 35%
Saudi Arabia has increased by 35 per cent the number of pilgrims Iran can send to Hajj this year, the head of Irans Hajj and Pilgrimage Organisation, Hamid Mohammadi, said yesterday.