Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:
Spokesman: Britains debt payment to Iran, Zagharis case completely unrelated
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi rejected recent claims that Tehran has kept Nazanin Zaqhari an Iranian-British citizen who has been convicted for security crimes in jail until London makes its long overdue payments to Iran.
FM Zarif departs for Africa, South America
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, heading a politico-economic delegation, left Tehran for Africa and South America on Sunday.
83 projects to be unveiled at National Nuclear Day
Special Advisor to Head of Irans Atomic Energy Organization Asghar Zarean said on Saturday that some 83 nuclear-related projects will be unveiled in the presence of President Hassan Rouhani and a number of top officials on National Nuclear Day.
City Council votes against Najafis resignation City Council members on Sun. rejected the resignation submitted by Tehrans mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi over ill health and voted for his remaining in office.
Zarif, Valdai Club professors discuss intl. issues in Tehran
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif received a host of professors and researchers from Russian Valdai Discussion Club in Tehran on Sunday and they discussed international developments in the meeting.
Iranian Speaker urges Muslim support for Palestine
Irans Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani called on Islamic countries and parliaments to support the Palestinian people in the face of a new wave of Israeli violence.
Russias Duma Speaker due in Tehran today
The speaker of the Russian State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, plans an official trip to Iran as part of efforts to boost the parliamentary ties between the two countries.
Iran, Syria pre-FIFA World Cup friendly cancelled
A friendly fixture between the Iran mens national football team, domestically known as Team Melli, and Syria, which was meant to serve as a build-up for the Iranian side prior to the start of its campaign at the 2018 Fdration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup, has been called off.