Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events:
 
Leader appoints new Iranian Armed Forces chief of staff
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei appointed Major General Mohammad Baqeri as chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces.

 
Iran calls for a world free of chemical weapons
Iranian Foreign has called for a world free of chemical weapons reminding the international community of its legal and ethical duty to provide compensation for the victims of chemical weapons.

 
Iran, Russia security officials discuss Syria, bilateral ties
A senior Iranian security official has met with high-ranking Russian authorities in Moscow, discussing developments in Syria and the Middle East as well as bilateral cooperation.

 
Iran deputy-FM meets with Hezbollah chief in Beirut
Hossein Jaberi Ansari, Iran’s newly-appointed Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs held a three-hour talk with Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah on Monday.

 
IRGC forces kill 11 terrorists in northwest Iran
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) forces have destroyed an 11-member gang of terrorists tied to an anti-Iran Kurdish terror outfit.

 
Russia to sign 4-year service contract for Iran’s Bushehr NPP this year
Russia’s Rusatom Service expects to sign Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant four-year contract by the end of 2016.

 
Doubts grow over Airbus A380 sale to Iran: sources
As Western planemakers seek to finalize lucrative deals to sell some 200 jets to Iran, doubts are growing over the sale of a dozen Airbus (AIR.PA) A380 superjumbo jets to the country’s national flag carrier, several people familiar with deal said.

 
NAM holds monthly meeting in UN chaired by Iran
The Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement (CoB-NAM) held its monthly meeting in the United Nations chaired by Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the UN on Monday.

 
Iranian President Rouhani urges firm action over Saudi embassy raids
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for firm judicial action against the individuals involved in raids on Saudi diplomatic perimeters in two Iranian cities back in January.

 
Iranian Speaker: S. Arabia stirring crisis in region for failure in Yemen
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani rapped Saudi Arabia for fomenting crisis and tension in the region, and said Riyadh has even contacted terrorist groups in Eastern Iran to insecurity in the country.