Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events:
 
Iran receives missiles of S-300 air defense system
With Iran taking delivery of missiles of the Russian-made S-300 air defense system, it became obvious that a revised contract between Tehran and Moscow was specifically on the purchase of S300-PMU2 model.

 
1st court hearing of suspects in Saudi embassy attack held in Tehran
The first court hearing for 21 men accused of storming Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran in January over Riyadh’s execution of prominent Shiite cleric Ayatollah Nimr al-Nimr was held at a Tehran court on Monday.

 
US gets low grade in JCPOA implementation: Iran FM
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United States will likely receive a low grade for its commitment to implementation of last July’s nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries.

 
President: Removal of sanctions big step taken by government
President Hassan Rouhani said that lifting the anti-Iranian sanctions was a major step taken by his government towards facilitation of investment across the country.

 
Zarif: Iran in forefront of fighting terrorism
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif reiterated that Iran is in the frontline of battling terrorism in the region.

 
Iran underlines firm control over other states’ naval movements in region
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari underlined that his forces are monitoring the foreign countries’ movements in the region, adding that all shipping lines are safe and under control.

 
Iran to release vendor list of foreign investors in oil sector
Managing director of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said the company is preparing the preliminaries for issuing the first tender based on newly-developed oil contracts to develop the country’s oil and gas fields, adding the company will release a vendor list of eligible international energy companies for developing the fields.

 
Economy min. departs for Kenya
Iranian economy minister has left Tehran for Nairobi Monday morning to attend the 14th session of the UNCTAD underway in the East African country.Ali Tayebnia, who is heading a specialized delegation, travelled to Kenya to participate in the fourteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 14) being held from July 17-22.

 
Official says every Takfiri attempt to insecure Iran doomed to failure
Interior Ministry Deputy for Security and Law Enforcement Affairs Hossein Zolfaqari said Takfiri groups from outside Iranian borders are trying to have operations in Iran but always fail because of the intelligence vigilance of Iran’s security forces.

 
SAIPA finalizing agreement with Citroen soon
Iran’s leading vehicle manufacturer SIAPA is going to finalize a deal with France’s Cintroen soon, its Managing Director Mehdi Jamali said.