Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events:
 
Hajj hijacked by oppressors, Muslims should reconsider management of Hajj: Ayatollah Khamenei
Because of Saudi rulers’ oppressive behavior towards God’s guests, the world of Islam must fundamentally reconsider the management of the two holy places and the issue of hajj.

 
Baidinejad, Hopton, new ambassadors to London, Tehran
Iran and Great Britain has agreed to promote their diplomatic relations to ambassador level, exchanging ambassadors on Monday.

 
Iran ready to raise oil output to 4 mln bpd depending on demand -NIOC
Iran is ready to raise its oil production to 4 million barrels per day (bpd) in the next two to three months depending on market demand, a senior official from the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said on Monday.

Senior cleric terms Wahhabism as greatest threat to Islam, humanity
A senior Iranian cleric termed Wahhabism as a great danger for Islam as well as the whole humanity.

 
Zarif receives new British ambassador
New British Ambassador to Tehran Nicholas Hopton on Monday submitted copy of his credentials to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

 
OPEC chief due in Tehran today
Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo has planned a Tehran visit that will take place today on Monday.

Any restriction on giving banking services to Iranians is forbidden
Imposing any limitation on giving banking services to the Iranians on the pretext of sanctions is forbidden, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Valiollah Seif said.


Special Board of JCPOA will make decision on US violations
Deputy foreign minister for Euro-American affairs Majid Takht-e Ravanchi said on Monday that special board of sound implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is to make decision on the US violations.



Iran dismisses US think tank’s claims about secret exemptions after N. deal
Iran rejected claims by a US think tank that Washington and its negotiating partners agreed “in secret” to allow Tehran to evade some restrictions in last year’s landmark nuclear agreement to meet the deadline for it to start getting relief from economic sanctions.

 

Novak: Iran should have opportunity to reach pre-sanction oil output level
Iran should have the opportunity to reach pre-sanctions level of oil production, Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Monday.