Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events:
 
Iran says Saudi Arabia should not be hosting Yemen talks
A senior adviser to Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, says ending Saudi Arabia’s extremely “savage bombardments” should be a precondition for any talks on Yemen’s situation.

 
Zarif: Additional Protocol does not provide unreasonable access
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the Additional Protocol never allows illogical and unfounded access to a country’s institutes but rather provides a systematic framework which is currently being implemented in 124 countries.

 
Iranian warships begin escorting Yemen-bound cargo vessel – agency
Two Iranian warships have begun escorting the Yemen-bound Iran Shahed cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, the vessel’s captain said in remarks published by Iran’s Tasnim news agency on Monday.

President: Pressure, sanctions are unacceptable
Condemning pressure and sanctions as futile and unacceptable, President Hassan Rouhani said nuclear talks between Iran and 6 world powers have had good progress so far.

 
‘Enemy failing to sow ethnic discord in Kurdistan’
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the enemy has failed in its attempts to create ethnic and religious discord in the Kurdistan region.

 
Lebanon problems should be solved by Lebanese: Velayati
Supreme Leader’s Advisor in International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati stressed on Monday that Lebanon problems should be solved by people of the country.

 
Iran’s defense minister in Baghdad for talks with senior officials
Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan arrived here on Monday at the head of a leading delegation.

 
Iran urges Yemen truce extension, UN action
Iran’s Foreign Ministers Mohamad Javad Zarif has called for the extension of a truce in Yemen, slamming the United Nations for failing to fulfill its duties in the impoverished Arab country.

 
Iran deputy oil min says OPEC unlikely to cut output
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is unlikely to implement a production cut at its next meeting in June, a senior Iranian official said on Monday.

 
IRGC deputy commander: Information of Iran’s slain N. scientists leaked by IAEA
The information of the six Iranian nuclear scientists that have been assassinated in the last several years has been leaked by the International Atomic Energy Agency, IRGC Deputy Commander Brigadier General Rasoul Sanayee Rad said, adding that the IAEA is not trustworthy.