Iran’s media say the country’s private carrier Mahan Air plans to establish a direct flight route between Tehran and Pakistan’s northern city of Lahore.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to visit Italy and Azerbaijan this week to attend two international conferences.

Iran has expressed concern about the health condition of top Bahraini Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim, urging international bodies and organizations to intervene to lift the siege on his house.

Iran’s Interests Section in Washington has called for an immediate investigation into the recent suspicious killing of a young Iranian man by US police, who have failed to provide justifiable reason for the fatal shooting.