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

 
E3 agrees with Iran: US is out of JCPOA, cannot push for arms embargo renewal: Reports
Reports say the three European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal, also�known�as the�E3,�appear to be in agreement with Iran�s argument that the US is no longer a party to the accord and thus not entitled to push for the extension of a UN arms embargo on Tehran.

�Iran will target US bases with missiles if it faces security threat: Senior official
A senior Iranian official�has warned that the country will launch missile strikes on American bases in the region if its national security is endangered, downplaying a recent US threat of naval action as �mere propaganda.�

 
Ayatollah Khamenei stresses Iran�s key role in keeping Persian Gulf security
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei highlighted the key role that Iran plays in maintaining security in the Persian Gulf, saying the presence of foreigners jeopardizes any initiative that could benefit regional people.

COVID-19 cases, hospital admissions dwindling in Iran: President
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the number of people contracting the novel coronavirus or being admitted to the hospital due to COVID-19 infection is on the decline across the country.

 
Iran, Turkmenistan discuss concerted action against COVID-19
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkmen counterpart weighed plans to enhance cooperation between Tehran and Ashgabat in the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic and resume the normal trade ties between the two neighbors.

Russian envoy blasts US for claiming to be part of Iran nuclear deal
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said earlier that Washington was technically still a member of the Iran nuclear deal despite US President Donald Trump�s decision to withdraw from it in 2018.

�US has no legal argument to be JCPOA participant�: Iran UN envoy
Iran�s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi argued that Washington�s new efforts to pressure Iran through Resolution 2231 is futile.

 
International �We defeat coronavirus� cartoon contest held in Tehran
A selection of the best works from the �We defeat coronavirus� cartoon contest were on display at an exhibition in Tehran on Wednesday.

 
Zarif reviews Afghan political developments with counterpart over phone
Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif on Thursday discussed the process of political understanding in Afghanistan, fight against coronavirus, and issues of mutual interest with Mohammad Haneef Atmar, National Security Adviser and the caretaker of the Foreign Ministry of the of Afghanistan over phone.

 
Iran death toll from coronavirus rises by 71 to 6,028 � Health Ministry
The death toll from the outbreak of the new coronavirus increased by 71 in the past 24 to 6,028, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV on Thursday.