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

Zarif: Iran not to yield to greedy demands
 Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran will not yield to the greedy demands of the parties involved in the talks over its peaceful nuclear program.

Obama says Iran must halt key nuclear work for at least a decade
 Iran must commit to a verifiable freeze of at least 10 years on sensitive nuclear activity for a landmark atomic deal to be reached, but the odds are still against sealing a final agreement, U.S. President Barack Obama told Reuters on Monday.

Zarif, Kerry continue talks in Montreux
 Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US Secretary of State John Kerry resumed their nuclear discussions on Tuesday morning in the Swiss town of Montreux.

 
Unprecedented progress in Iran nuclear talks: German FM
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier stressed unique progress has been made in the talks between Iran and six world powers aimed at reaching a comprehensive deal on Tehran’s nuclear program, German Press-Agency dpa reported Tuesday.

 
Navy commander: Kazakhstan willing to expand defense ties with Iran
 Kazakh Navy Commander Rear Admiral Zhandarbek Zhanzakov hailed Iran’s military and defense programs, and announced that his country is interested to broaden its defense cooperation with Iran.

 
Zarif sees opportunity to discuss swift sanctions relief
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said a new round of nuclear talks in Switzerland has provided a good opportunity for him and his US counterpart to discuss ways on a speedy removal of sanctions imposed on Tehran over its peaceful nuclear program.

 
Iranian envoy highlights Russia’s “balancing role” in nuclear talks
 Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei on Monday hailed Moscow’s role in nuclear talks between Tehran and world powers as “positive and balancing”.

 
Iran holds new strategic weapons, says Cmdr.
Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Ali Fadavi said the US cannot ignore the power of the new underwater-to-surface missile of the IRGC.

 
Iran manufactures first home-made VTOL drone
 The Iranian defense researchers built the country’s first home-made Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) drone with particular specifications.

 
West needs ‘soul-searching’ on home-grown extremists: Iran
 Western democracies should ask themselves some tough questions about why they have produced some of the extremists wreaking havoc in the world today, Iran’s foreign minister said Monday.