President Obama has hailed a deal restricting Iran's nuclear programme as a "historic understanding" which, if implemented, will make the world safer.

 Negotiators in Vienna, Austria, are set to make a final push to try to reach a deal on Iran's nuclear programme ahead of a midnight (23:00 GMT) deadline.

 Vietnamese, Iranian legislators deepen affiliation; Vietnam, Laos share experience in inspection work; Vietnam Journalists Association visits China; Party officials attend Indian workshop on Nehru

 Vietnam lost to Asian silver medallists Iran 6-1 in a friendly match in Brazil on Monday.

 Vietnam and Iran agreed to beef up their comprehensive cooperation during Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to the Islamic country.

 Viet Nam and Iran signed an agreement yesterday in Tehran on the co-ordination of administrative affairs in customs.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is to pay working visits to Japan and Iran from October 8-15 at the invitation of the Japanese and Iranian governments.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's U23 football team sent shock waves across the football competition at the 2014 Asian Games yesterday, Sept 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Toshiya Miura of Viet Nam yesterday (Sept 14) said his players were ready for their first match against Iran at the Asian Games at Ansan Wa Stadium today.

 At least 38 people were killed when a small passenger plane crashed near the Iranian capital Tehran, state media reports.

 Iran strengthened their title credentials by beating Vietnam 15-4 in an AFC Futsal Championships quarter-final match in Ho Chi Minh City on May 7.

 Iran agreed to take seven "practical steps" in its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, according to a joint statement of Iran and the IAEA posted on the website of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran on Sunday.

 Iran will urge oil giants to invest in its oil and gas industries at the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, local media quoted the oil minister as saying on Thursday.

 UN mediator for Syrian peace talks Lakhdar Brahimi is to hold separate talks with rival delegations to assess their willingness to meet together.

 Iran started Monday to implement a nuclear deal reached with six world powers in Geneva late last year by halting its 20 percent uranium enrichment, a sensitive part of its controversial nuclear program.

 President Barack Obama called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to discuss an international nuclear deal with Iran that has threatened to raise tensions between the close allies, the White House said.

 Talks between five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany and Iran over its controversial nuclear program resumed Wednesday.

 Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) signed a cooperation deal in Tehran on Monday to enable the UN nuclear watchdog to have access to more Iranian nuclear facilities for inspection.

 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday night called on Iran to show its willingness to pursue a peaceful nuclear program, while urging the U.S. public and the Congress to get behind efforts to reduce nuclear weapons worldwide.

After two days of negotiations on Iran's nuclear issue, the world powers and the Islamic republic agreed on Wednesday to meet again in Geneva on Nov. 7-8.