AFP: Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson left Iran Thursday after holding talks on maybe becoming the next coach of Persepolis FC, the state news agency IRNA reported.

AFP: Britain said Wednesday it would be “regrettable” if Iranian lawmakers vote to expel the British ambassador in retaliation for newly imposed Western sanctions.

Reuters: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday denounced European countries that are tightening sanctions on Iran as puppets of a U.S. master and said he was surprised at their moves to isolate Tehran’s central bank.

AP: An influential Iran parliamentarian has said that the country has arrested 12 agents of the American Central Intelligence Agency, the country’s official IRNA news agency reported.

Reuters: Iran’s parliament voted on Wednesday to review relations with Britain after it imposed sanctions on its central bank, a move described as “vindictive” by a leading lawmaker who called for the British ambassador to be expelled.

Reuters: A ban on Iranian oil imports to press Tehran to abandon its nuclear activity would not be a problem for the European Union as supplies could always been bought elsewhere, the EU’s energy commissioner said.

AFP: Fifty percent of Americans believe military action should be taken to stop Iran’s nuclear program if sanctions do not work, a national poll released on Wednesday said.

Reuters: The Netherlands wants to extend the scope of European Union sanctions against Iran to include measures against its central bank to stop certain types of money flows, the Dutch foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Reuters: China’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said it opposes unilateral sanctions against Iran days after several countries announced new measures against Iran’s energy and financial sectors.

AFP: The United States should throw its “full support” behind French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s call to freeze Iran central bank assets and halt imports of Iranian oil, two key US senators urged Tuesday.