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

 

Iran’s biggest oil investment event opens
An important conference opens in Tehran to lay out 50 oil and gas projects worth $185 billion for development through foreign investment which Iran hopes to trickle in with the lifting of Western sanctions.

 
Iranian drones to safeguard safety of Arbaeen pilgrims
Commander of Army Ground Force Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Pourdastan said the drones and aerial surveillance would safeguard the security for Arbaeen pilgrims.

 
Doors open for US firms to attend Iran oil projects: Minister
Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said on Saturday that there is no objection to the US firms taking part in the development projects of Iran’s oil industry.

 
Iraq’s visa for Arbaeen pilgrims mandatory: Iranian diplomat
 An Iranian deputy foreign minister quashed rumors that Iraq has removed visa requirements for the pilgrims going to the Arab country for Arbaeen rituals, stressing that visitors will still need visas from the Iraqi government to cross the border.

 
New Iran petroleum contracts an evolutionary step: Vice-president
 The new Iran Petroleum Contracts models are not end of the road but an evolutionary measure taken to develop the country’s oil and gas industry, Vice-President for Legal Affairs Elham Aminzadeh said on Saturday.

 
Zangeneh: OPEC unlikely to revive quotas
Iran’s Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh says OPEC members are unlikely to agree on reinstating the organization’s individual production quotas in their next meeting on Dec. 4.

 
Ayatollah Makarem urges religious scholars to pursue Mina stampede
Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi in an open letter urged religious scholars to pursue the case of Mina stampede.

 
Total eyes return to Iran oil, gas market
Stephane Michel, Middle East president of Total’s exploration and production division, said the French company is eager to return to Iran’s oil and gas market following the recent nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers and the upcoming removal of anti-Iran sanctions.

 
Commander highlights IRGC’s full control over borders ahead of Arbaeen
Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Hossein Salami made assurances that the IRGC forces have full control over border areas as hundreds of thousands of Iranian pilgrims are flocking to Iraq for Arbaeen ceremony.


Iran to bid farewell to sanctions in January: Deputy oil minister
Deputy Petroleum Minister for International Affairs and Trade Amir-Hossein Zamani-Nia said on Saturday that economic, financial, and banking sanctions against Iran will be lifted by late December this year or first week of January next year.