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

 

Iran hits back at Saudi FM’s comments, urges Riyadh to reconsider policies


Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi rejected the recent anti-Iran allegations raised by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir as “too boring and repetitive”, calling on the Saudi regime to change its “unconstructive” regional policies.





Zarif to ink treaty on Iran’s accession to ASEAN


Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is slated to visit Laos on September 6 to sign a document on Iran’s accession to the Treaty of Amity & Cooperation (TAC) in Southeast Asia Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), it was announced on Saturday.





Supreme leader’s permission makes Iran-Russia military cooperation possible: Top MP


A senior Iranian Member of Parliament said on Saturday that Iran-Russia’s military cooperation over the Syria crisis was definitely taken place with the permission of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.





Leader outlines general policies on family


Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in a proclamation sent to heads of Iran’s three branches of power outlined general policies on family, known as the cornerstone of the Islamic society.





Russia, Iran agree to settle bilateral trade in national currencies


Commercial banks from Russia and Iran have agreed to pay for bilateral supplies of products in national currencies, the Central Bank of Russia said in a statement Friday.



Iran’s FM attends Uzbek president’s funeral


Zarif had left Tehran for Uzbekistan’s Samarkand on Saturday morning.



Families of victims of Mina tragedy take complaints with Leader


Families of victims of Mina tragedy took their complaints with the Supreme Leader against Saudi government seeking compensation for their loved ones.





Araqchi confers with senior Japanese foreign ministry


Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Saturday conferred with Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kentaro Sonoura on issues of mutual interest.





Velayati: Iran favors Silk Road revival


Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran’s Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati voiced the country’s support for the revival of the Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes connecting China to the Mediterranean Sea.





Iranian first VP urges settlement of banking problems with Algeria


Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri in a meeting with Algerian Energy Minister Noureddine Bouterfa in Tehran on Saturday underlined the need for removing obstacles on the way of banking relations between the two countries.