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

Iran welcomes political solutions to regional crises, official
Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday said Iran encouraged political solutions to regional crises and stressed critical situations should be settled only by regional peoples.


 
Iran minister rejects Trump vow to renegotiate nuclear deal
Iran’s foreign minister says the nuclear deal reached last year with world powers can’t be renegotiated despite Republican presidential contender Donald Trump’s pledge to do so if elected.

 
Armenia OKs abolishing Iran visa regime
Armenia announced on Thursday that it had approved signing an agreement with Iran to abolish the visa regime between the two countries.

Iran favors OPEC quota system: Zangeneh
Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said Iran favors the quota system of production to be reinstated in OPEC.


Zarif meets Latvian president
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and conferred Thursday with Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis in the latter’s residence Jurmala, 25 km of capital of Latvia.

Hackers launch cyber attacks on Iranian diplomatic sites
A group of hackers, apparently employed by Saudi Arabia, hacked into a number of websites affiliated with Iran’s Foreign Ministry, publishing image of Saudi kings on the websites.

Iranian, Latvian FMs ink MoU on political cooperation
Iranian and Latvian foreign ministers signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on political cooperation after holding bilateral and private talks here on Thursday afternoon.

Israeli forces nab Al-Alam correspondent in Golan Heights
Israeli forces have nabbed a correspondent for Iran’s Al-Alam Arabic-language news channel in the occupied Golan Heights, and transferred him to an unknown location.

 

Zarif sees talks with Latvian officials as constructive
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif voiced his satisfaction with his talks with senior Latvian officials, including his counterpart Edgars Rinkevics, during his stay here.


 
Iran volleyball team overwhelms China 3-2 in Rio 2016 qualifier
Iran’s national volleyball team has got one step closer to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, following a last-gasp win over the strong-minded Chinese team at the Men’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament.