Daily look at Iran's late-breaking news and upcoming events:   White House urges Congress not to pass any new sanctions on Iran The Obama Administration has urged the US Congress to hold off on new sanctions against Iran as this could jeopardise the recently negotiated deal on the Iranian nuclear weapons program.   Envoy stresses Tehrans ...

The Iranian consul in the Republic of Azerbaijan has called on Bakuofficials to allow Irans Embassy to send a representative to an appeals court session for an Iranian national sentenced to imprisonment on charges of spying. Under international law, the embassys representative should be allowed to visit the accused before a verdict is issued, Mohsen ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The officials in Azerbaijan released an Iranian national allegedly being accused of planning to bomb the Israeli embassy in Baku after torturing him. Hassan Faraji who was freed on Friday after one month of detention, interrogation and torture arrived in Tehran on Sunday after two days of obstructive measures by the Azeri officials ...