Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events:
 
President: Iran has taken due steps in nuclear talks
 President Hassan Rouhani said Iran is following nuclear negotiations seriously, adding that ‘good progress has been achieved, though we haven’t reached final agreement yet’.

 
Leader’s top aide: West cannot impose demands on Iran
Iranian Supreme Leader’s top aide Ali Akbar Velayati underlined that the western countries will fail to prevent Iran from making progress through raising excessive demands.






VP: Iran wants a deal which would guarantee nation’s rights
 First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said Iran favors an agreement which would guarantee the rights of the nation.


 
Russia playing constructive role in Iran nuclear negotiations – Obama
US President Barack Obama said that Russia has played a constructive role in the P5+1 negotiations to end Iran’s nuclear program.

 
Terrorists killing teachers captured in southeastern Iran
 Iran’s Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alawi said two terrorist groups involved in murdering teachers in the southeastern town of Saravan have been arrested.






Pre-designed oil plot ineffective
“We have been able to offset the effects of falling oil prices as a pre-designed plot by our enemies through coherent and expert planning,” head of Management and Planning Organization (MPO) Mohammadbagher Noubakht said.

 
Another Iranian commander killed in Iraq
A commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has been killed in Iraq, Iranian media reported.

Iran official: Iran, India can establish peace in region
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic of Iran and India play significant role in establishing peace in the region.

 
Iran hopes to receive Russian S-300 air defense systems in 2015
Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei said that Tehran hopes to receive Russian S-300 air defense systems in 2015.

 
West seeks to bargain in Iran nuclear talks: Larijani
Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani says some Western countries in the P5+1 group have mistaken the negotiating table for a place to bargain over Tehran’s nuclear energy program.