AP: Iran's opposition leader said Saturday that a dictatorial "cult" was ruling Iran in the name of Islam — his strongest attack to date on the country's clerical leadership. Opposition leader: Dictatorial “cult” rules Iran
AP: Iran's opposition leader said Saturday that a dictatorial "cult" was ruling Iran in the name of Islam — his strongest attack to date on the country's clerical leadership. Iran’s Mousavi warns over system’s legitimacy waning
Reuters: Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi warned the legitimacy of clerical rule was waning due to its "repressive measures," his website said on Saturday. Another puzzle in Iran after nuclear fuel is moved
New York Times: When Iran was caught last September building a secret, underground nuclear enrichment plant at a military base near the city of Qum, the country’s leaders insisted they had no other choice. With its nuclear facilities under constant threat of attack, they said, only a fool would leave them out in the open. PREVIEW: IAEA board sets stage for further UN measures on Iran
DPA: When the International Atomic Energy Agency's governing board gathers Monday to discuss the IAEA's latest critical report on Iran, the debate could lay the groundwork for new sanctions against the Islamic state, according to Vienna diplomats. Russia ready ‘to work’ on Iran sanctions: diplomatic source
AFP: Russia is ready to work on a new round of UN sanctions against Iran, a top Russian diplomatic source said Friday, ahead of a visit to France by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Clinton to urge ‘constructive’ Brazilian approach to Iran
VOA: The U.S. State Department says Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will urge Brazilian leaders next week to use their influence with Iran to prod Tehran toward cooperation with the world community on its nuclear program. Hezbollah chief Nasrallah meets Ahmadinejad in Syria
BBC: The head of the Lebanese Shia Islamist movement Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has made a rare public appearance in the Syrian capital, Damascus. Iran, Syria mock U.S. policy; Ahmadinejad speaks of Israel’s ‘annihilation’
Washington Post: The presidents of Iran and Syria on Thursday ridiculed U.S. policy in the region and pledged to create a Middle East "without Zionists," combining a slap at recent U.S. overtures and a threat to Israel with an endorsement of one of the region's defining alliances. U.S. says does not seek crippling sanctions on Iran
Reuters: The United States said on Thursday it does not aim to impose crippling sanctions on Iran but rather to pressure the Iranian government to change course on its nuclear program while protecting ordinary people. Pentagon rejects Iran claims of links to Sunni rebel group
Reuters: The Pentagon on Thursday rejected accusations by Iran of U.S. backing for a Sunni Muslim rebel group and denied its leader had been at a U.S. military base prior to his arrest two days ago. 