AFP: Egypt said Tuesday establishing a Middle East nuclear-free zone at next month's nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference here was the key to resolving the nuclear standoff with Iran. Nuclear-free Mideast key to settling Iran nuclear issue: Egypt
AFP: Egypt said Tuesday establishing a Middle East nuclear-free zone at next month's nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference here was the key to resolving the nuclear standoff with Iran. Iran has no military presence in Venezuela: US general
AFP: Iran is expanding its diplomatic and economic ties with Venezuela but has no military presence in the South American country, a US general said on Tuesday. Sanctions squeeze Iranians in trade hub Dubai
Reuters: Asian workers in a Dubai port load an Iran-bound ship with sacks of sugar. U.S. and U.N. sanctions over Tehran's nuclear work do not bar such goods, but Iranian traders based here are feeling the heat all the same. The Austrian-Iranian axis
Wall Street Journal Europe: While the Western world is trying to rally international support for tougher sanctions against Tehran to stop its nuclear-weapons program, Austria seems to seek even closer ties with the mullahs. Ahmadinejad calls UN veto power ‘satanic tool’
AP: Facing the threat of new U.N. sanctions, Iran's president said Monday the veto power held by the U.S. and other permanent Security Council members is a "satanic tool." Chavez denies elite Iranian forces in Venezuela
Reuters: Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said on Monday a U.S. report was "absolutely false" that Iranian special forces had an increasing presence in his South American nation. Total to end Iran fuel sale if US passes sanctions
Reuters: Total Chief Executive Christophe de Margerie said on Monday the European oil major will cease gasoline sales to Iran if the United States passed legislation to penalise fuel suppliers exporting to Tehran. EU’s Ashton to push Iran sanctions on China trip
AFP: EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton will make her first trip to China this week, hoping to persuade Beijing not to block new UN sanctions over Iran's nuclear programme, a diplomat said Monday. PREVIEW-France’s Sarkozy to discuss Iran, currencies in China
Reuters: French Prime Minister Nicolas Sarkozy will look to bury past tensions with China and win its support in global issues from Iran's nuclear plan to monetary reform during a visit to Beijing this week. Britain to pay back Iran £400 million
Daily Telegraph: Britain is to pay back £400 million it has owed Iran since the Islamic revolution more than 30 years ago. 