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

Iran�s IRGC launches new Parmida crew boat
A new model of Iran�s first domestically manufactured crew boat has begun its maiden voyage in the Persian Gulf waters.

 
Iran, EU resume nuclear talks in Istanbul
Iran�s nuclear negotiations team resumed talks with three European Union (EU) countries in Istanbul Thursday.

 
Special representative passes on Iran president�s message to Putin
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani�s special representative, Ali Akbar Velayati, held a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and passed on a message from the Iranian chief executive.

 
US senate majority leader insists on Iran sanctions bill
US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday vowed action on a bill to toughen sanctions on Iran over its nuclear energy program despite opposition by the White House.

Azerbaijan and Iran signed an agreement on investments and technical assistance
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Shahin Mustafayev, Azerbaijan�s Minister of Economy and Industry, has received Ali Tayyebnia, Iranian Minister of Economic Relations and Finance.

Russia agrees to help upgrade Iran�s status at SCO
�Iran�s Embassy to Russia announced on Wednesday that a senior visiting Iranian official and President Vladimir Putin of Russia agreed to make joint efforts to promote Iran�s status at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.




Boroujerdi arrives in Beirut: Iran stands by Lebanon�s security, sovereignty
Chairman of Iran�s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of Iran�s Majlis Alaeddin Boroujerdi stressed that Iran always stands by sovereignty and security in Lebanon and the region.

 
Iran mulls nuclear talks to speed up: Araqchi
Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said here on Thursday that the Iranian legal experts and negotiating team are to speed up the pace of the talks in a bid to settle the existing differences with P5+1 swiftly.

 
Netanyahu blames Iran for northern border attack
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid the blame on Iran for Wednesday�s multipronged attack by Hezbollah on Israel�s northern border that killed two IDF soldiers and wounded seven others.

 
New Iran U.N. envoy appointee expected to get U.S. visa � sources
Iran�s newly appointed U.N. ambassador is set to receive a U.S. visa so he can take up that key post, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday, likely removing a major strain on Tehran�s tense relations with Washington.

 

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