AP: A media watchdog has singled out Iran and Israel for restricting journalists' freedoms. Report: Media freedoms shrink in Iran, rise in US
AP: A media watchdog has singled out Iran and Israel for restricting journalists' freedoms. Iran sets defiant tone at start of talks over nuclear programme
The Times: Iran struck a defiant note as it entered a new round of nuclear talks yesterday, insisting that it would not hesitate to produce highly enriched nuclear fuel if it did not get what it wanted out of negotiations. Iran: Guard death toll raised to 15 in Sunday bomb
AP: Iran has raised the death toll among elite troops killed in Sunday's suicide bombing and now says 15 Revolutionary Guard members were among the 42 people killed. Yemen’s Saleh slams Iran for funding Shiite rebels
AFP: Yemen president Ali Abdullah Saleh accused Shiite northern rebels of taking money from Iranians and of plotting to create a Shiite zone along the Saudi borders. U.S. enlists oil to sway Beijing’s stance on Tehran
Wall Street Journal: The Obama administration is encouraging key Arab states to boost oil exports to China in order to reduce Beijing's reliance on Iranian energy and pare Chinese resistance to tougher sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program. Death toll in Iran attack rises to 42 – TV
Reuters: Iranian state television said 42 people were killed in Sunday's suicide bombing attack on the elite Revolutionary Guards in the country's volatile southeast, raising the death toll from an earlier estimate of 35. Iran says will enrich uranium if no deal in Vienna
Reuters: Iran will further enrich uranium itself if nuclear talks fail with the U.N. watchdog, Russia, France and the United States in Vienna on Monday, an Iranian official said. PRESS DIGEST – Iran – Oct 19
Reuters: These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. China could bend on Iran nuke sanctions: experts
AFP: China has repeatedly said it opposes sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, but Beijing could make concessions to protect its wider interests, especially in terms of Sino-US ties, experts say. Clinton says agrees with Russia on Iran steps
Reuters: The United States and Russia agree they must consider further steps against Iran if they are unable to reach a diplomatic solution to its nuclear programme, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a newspaper.