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

 

 

Iranian commander criticizes Trump statements


Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency is reporting that the armed forces chief of staff has criticized Donald Trump for his past harsh words about confronting Iranian boats in the Persian Gulf.





Top commander reveals Iranian technology of missiles fired by Hezbollah at Israel during 33-day war


Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said the country provided Syria with the technology to build missiles years ago which were later used by the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance group against Israel during the 33-day war in 2006.




Iran plans to ship out excess heavy water noted in watchdog report: U.S.


The U.S. State Department said that Iran is taking steps to ship out heavy water produced in excess of a soft limit set under its nuclear deal with major powers, as reported by the U.N. atomic watchdog on Wednesday.




WPP joins hands with digital marketing group PPG in Iran


WPP, the world’s largest communications services group, has signed an affiliation agreement with PPG, the leader in digital marketing in Iran, which operates more than 15 top digital services companies in the country. This agreement will give WPP and its clients access, on an exclusive basis, to the most effective digital marketing channels in the Iranian market and provides PPG with access to a huge amount of knowledge through connections with the world leader in marketing communications.




Envoy: Amano’s report shows Iran’s commitment to nuclear deal


Iran’s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Reza Najafi underlined that the new report published by IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano on Iran’s nuclear activities verifies Iran’s commitment to the nuclear deal.




Thousands of anti-Trump protesters take to streets of U.S. cities


Demonstrators marched in cities across the United States on Wednesday to protest against Republican Donald Trump’s surprise presidential election win, blasting his campaign rhetoric about immigrants, Muslims and other groups.




Romanian PM calls for expansion of all-out ties with Iran


Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolo? here on Wednesday called for expansion of all-out cooperation between Bucharest and Tehran.




US committed to Iran nuclear deal ‘through January 20th’


The United States says the outgoing administration of Democratic President Barack Obama will remain committed to a nuclear deal with Tehran until the end of the commander-in-chief’s tenure.




Salehi calls for expansion of Iran-Poland all-out ties


Visiting Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali-Akbar Salehi called for expansion of all-out ties between Tehran and Warsaw, it was reported on Thursday.




Zarif, Slovakian president meet in Bratislava


Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Slovakian President Andrej Kiska reviewed ways for expansion of mutual cooperation here on Thursday.