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

 
Iran�s army begins massive drill
Iran�s state TV is reporting the country�s army has begun a massive military drill near the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Persian Gulf.


 
Romanian MP: Expansion of ties with Iran of great importance
Romania�s representative at the European Parliament in a meeting with Iranian ambassador to her country Hamid Moayyer referred to Iran�s progress in various fields, considering expansion of ties with Iran of great importance for Bucharest.


 
Iran�s P3F anti-submarine planes searching for targets in army drills
Iran�s P3F anti-submarine and maritime surveillance planes are flying over the country�s Southern waters to discover sub-surface vessels on the first day of the massive drills underway by the Iranian army in the Strait of Hormuz and Northern Indian Ocean, a senior commander announced on Thursday.

Iran, UAE to facilitate visa issuance
Iran and the UAE are planning to ease visa requirements for each other�s nationals.

Foreign spy aircraft given warning during Iranian Army�s drills
Iran�s Air Defense Commander said several foreign spy aircraft were detected and given warning on Thursday.

 
Larijani: US treatment of terrorism distrustful
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said here on Thursday that the way the US is treating the issue of terrorism is distrustful.




Iranian-made Mohajer drones fly in army drills
Two versions of Mohajer (Migrant), one of Iran�s homegrown Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), were flown on the first day of the Army�s large-scale military drills.

 
Iran pilot tests solar-powered desalination unit
Iran pilot tested a solar-powered desalination unit in the Southern province of Hormozgan following successful implementation of initial laboratory tests and research studies.

 
Iran to fire precision-strike �Toufan� missiles in military drills
Iranian Ground Force Commander Lieutenant General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan announced on Thursday that the country�s home-made high-precision missile, �Toufan (Hurricane)�, will be fired by the Army forces during the military drills underway in Southern Iran.

 
Larijani: Moderate terrorism a lie, political fraud
�Terrorism is terrorism, there is no such thing as moderate terrorism, and assisting terrorists in Syria equals assisting them in Iraq, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said in a meeting here Wednesday night with Iraqi foreign minister.


 

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