Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events:
 
Terrorism in name of race, religion ‘plain terror’
Iran’s foreign minister condemned US president’s dual approach to terrorism regarding the tragic incidents happened in Charlottesville and Barcelona.

 

4th day of debate on President Rouhani’s proposed ministers starts
The fourth day of Majlis (Iran’s Parliament) open session to discuss plans of President Hassan Rouhani’s proposed ministers started here on Saturday.


 
Newly-released US documents confirm UK role in Iran’s 1953 coup
US State Department recently released a trove of confidential documents that disclosed more details of Britain’s role in the 1953 coup in Iran, an issue London strongly denied in the past.

 
Iran denies appeal of jailed Princeton student: university
Iranian authorities have denied the appeal of a Princeton University student who had been convicted on espionage charges and sentenced to 10 years in prison, the university and his wife said on Thursday.

 
Russia never shifts stance on JCPOA
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Moscow has not changed its stance vis-à-vis the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and keeps on supporting the international pact.

 
US provocations aimed at demonizing Iran: UN ambassador
Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshroo has condemned Washington’s latest accusations against Tehran regarding its nuclear deal as provocative measures aimed at creating Iranophobia.

 
Moscow, Tehran, Ankara preparing for 6th Astana talks: Russia
Moscow, Tehran and Ankara, as well as other participants are ‘actively preparing for the sixth high-level international meeting on Syria’ in Kazakhstan capital, Astana, the Russia Foreign Ministry announced.

Pertamina pushes Iran for exploration of oil fields
Indonesia’s state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina says it has asked Iran to allow the company to accelerate exploration of two major oil fields in the southwestern Khuzestan province.

 
Opposition Leader’s hunger strike widely covered in Iranian papers
Iranian newspapers on Saturday widely covered the hunger strike of Mahdi Karroubi, one of the two Iran-based opposition leaders, who finally resumed eating after President Rouhani gave positive responses to his demands.

 

JCPOA stakeholders should stick to their understanding: Pakistan
Pakistan says that all stakeholders of Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) should stick to the understanding reached based on deal and avoid any kind of confrontation.