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

 
Iran’s Leader: No enmity with Jewish people
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei underlined that speaking of elimination of the Zionist regime does not mean hostility towards the Jewish people.

 
Venezuela military to escort Iranian fuel tankers: defense minister
Venezuela’s military will escort Iranian tankers delivering fuel to the gasoline-starved nation as soon as they enter the South American country’s exclusive economic zone, defense minister Vladimir Padrino said on Wednesday.

US imposes sanctions on 8 Iranian officials, including interior minister
The United States has imposed sanctions on 8 Iranian officials, including Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli.

 
Sanctions, coronavirus cannot stop Iran’s production: Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the American virus and coronavirus can not stop Iran in the production field despite their impacts.

Legitimacy crisis Israel’s main challenge: Iran’s Zarif
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the crisis of legitimacy is the biggest challenge facing the Zionist regime of Israel.

 
2,392 new coronavirus infections confirmed in Iran: spokseman
According to Iranian Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour, 2,392 new coronavirus cases and 66 deaths have been confirmed in Iran during the past 24 hours.

 
Iran to Pompeo: We are not anti-semitic but at war with usurpers, child-killers
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani strongly condemned the recent remarks made by the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo against the Islamic Republic.

 
Iran appeals to people not to travel for Eid holiday to avoid COVID-19 spike
Iran’s top health official appealed to Iranians to avoid travelling during the Eid al-Fitr religious holiday later this month to avoid the risk of a new surge of coronavirus infections, state TV reported on Thursday.

 
Iran dismisses new US sanctions as ‘fruitless and repetitive’
Iran dismissed on Thursday new U.S. sanctions on several Iranian officials, saying they were a sign of the complete inefficiency of Washington’s previous sanctions on the Islamic Republic, state television reported.

 
US unlawful sanctions threaten global public health: envoy
Iran’s Permanent Representative to the UN office in Geneva said that the US unlawful sanctions threaten global public health.