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

 
EU lifts travel restrictions on Iran Air
The European Commission has announced Iranian national carrier Iran Air can resume flights in the EU, a report said.

Steinmeier: Germany favors strong ties with Iran
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Wednesday that Germany wants strong ties with Iran in all domains and not only in the political and economic but in cultural and social fields.

 
IRGC busts terrorist groups in northwest Iran
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) forces have engaged in clashes with two terrorist groups in the country’s northwest near the border with Iraq, killing a number of terrorists.


Iran-Germany ties benefit whole world: Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says cooperation with Germany is beneficial to the Middle East and the rest of the world.




Israel election as UN committee chair ‘mockery’ of charter: Iran
Iran has denounced Israel’s election to the chair of a permanent UN committee which came after the US and Europeans flouted the body’s internal mechanisms.


 
Turkey aims to triple trade with Iran: customs minister
Turkey aims to triple trade with Iran to $30 billion as quickly as possible after the lifting of economic sanctions made banking transactions with the country easier, Turkish Customs and Trade Minister Bulent Tufenkci said in an interview.

 

Spokesman: Iran able to surprise US, others by returning to pre-nuclear deal conditions
Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi warned the US and other world powers that Tehran can return its nuclear program to conditions before the July deal much faster than estimated by them.


 
Eurasian Economic Union to hold expert consultations on free trade zone with Iran
Member-countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will hold expert-level talks on creating a free trade zone (FTZ) with Iran at the end of June, Russia’s First Deputy Economic Development Minister Alexei Likhachev told TASS on Thursday.

 
Boeing confirms talks with Iran on aircraft sale
US aerospace giant Boeing confirmed Wednesday that it was in talks with Iranian airlines seeking to buy its airplanes.

Larijani calls for unified strategies in Muslim states
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Wednesday that Muslim states should follow unified strategy.