Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events:
 
Iran’s Zarif says military solution in Syria an ‘illusion’
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says a military solution to the conflict in Syria is nothing but an “illusion.”

 
Powers gather in Vienna to discuss Syria crisis
Top diplomats from 17 nations have resumed Vienna talks on the Syria conflict, hoping to reinvigorate a peace effort that has effectively collapsed.

 
IMF to support Iran back to intl. banking system
Iran’s Central Bank governor has urged IMF to help Iran in joining international banking system and in Iran’s fight against money-laundering and financing terrorism.

Zarif, Lavrov discuss Syria truce in Vienna
Iranian FM Zarif conferred Tue. with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the latest regional developments regarding the ceasefire and reaching a political process in Syria.

 
White House: Obama aide won’t testify on Iran deal
The White House says a senior adviser to President Barack Obama won’t testify before a House committee about how he promoted the Iran nuclear deal to the public.

 

Iran’s SNSC OKs taking assets seizure case to ICJ
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has approved a proposal to file a complaint with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Washington over a US court ruling on the confiscation of the Central Bank of Iran’s assets, Iranian justice minister announced.

 


S. Korea, Iran sign MOU for cooperation on environment
South Korea and Iran signed an agreement Tuesday to jointly tackle their environmental issues, further expanding their bilateral cooperation to social issues in the latest sign of their improving relations.

 
‘Iran needs to fix its banking structure’
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday emphasized that Iran needs to fix its own banking system if it wants to attract foreign investments.

 
Croatian president arrives in Tehran
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovi arrived in Tehran on Tuesday for a three-day visit on the invitation of her Iranian counterpart President Hassan Rouhani.

 
Iran calls for enhanced cooperation with Indonesia to settle Muslim world problems
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a meeting with new Indonesian Ambassador to Tehran Octavino Alimudin on Tuesday underlined the need to expand mutual cooperation to solve problems in Islamic countries.