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

 
US has taken hostage health of 83 million Iranians: Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani condemned the unjust sanctions imposed by the United States against Iran which is affecting the civilians.

 
Venezuela’s Maduro says he will visit Iran soon, sign agreements
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday said he would visit Iran shortly to sign cooperation agreements in energy and other sectors, after Iran sent five fuel tankers to the gasoline-starved South American country.

 
Iranian professor acquitted of sanctions busting leaves US, Zarif says
An Iranian professor imprisoned in the United States after being acquitted of stealing trade secrets has left the country and is on his way back to Iran, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in an Instagram post on Tuesday.

 
Symptoms of US decline becoming more evident: Iran’s Shamkhani
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said the signs of decline of the ‘Great Satan’ have become more obvious in the wake of anti-violence protests that have forced the US president to take shelter in the White House basement.

 
Zarif: US maximum pressure hasn’t brought Iranians to their knees
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message referred to US’ recent crime of killing a black American, saying its maximum pressure couldn’t bring Iranians to their knees.

 
US Police’s terrorism revealed inhumane nature of US regime: Iran Parl.
Iranian lawmakers issued a statement on Tuesday, slamming the racist behavior of US police against African Americans.

 
Fuel export to Venezuela ‘within framework of intl. regulations’: Brig. Gen.
Deputy Chief of Sarallah Headquarters Brigadier General Esmail Kosari on Tue. said that Iran’s export of gasoline to the Bolivarian country of Venezuela has been made within the framework of international rules and regulations.

 
US leaders should stand trial in int’l courts for deliberate homicide: Iran
Iran’s Judiciary Chief Hojjatoleslam Ebrahim Raeesi said on Tuesday that the US leaders should stand trial before the international courts on charge of deliberate homicide and racial discrimination.

 
IRGC highlights unity among Armed Forces as Imam Khomeini’s approach
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps issued a statement on the occasion of the 31st demise anniversary of the founder of the Islamic Revolution Imam Khomeini.

 
Iran COVID-19 update: 3117 new cases, 64 deaths in 24 hours
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 3117 people and claimed 64 lives in Iran in the past 24 hours, a senior health official said.