AFP: Iranian Foreign Minister Monouchehr Mottaki on Saturday said Tehran found Morocco's decision to sever ties with the Islamic republic in a spat over Bahrain both surprising and questionable.

AFP: Iran has expelled an Italian journalist who was reporting from the Islamic republic without a valid press visa, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Saturday.

Bloomberg: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Ankara for her first extended talks with NATO ally Turkey on issues including Iraq, Iran, Middle East peace and the security of energy supplies.

VOA: A prominent Iranian cleric has criticized Saudi Arabia's foreign minister for his recent remarks about Iran.

AFP: United Nations General Assembly chief Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann is on a six-day visit to Iran, one of his senior advisors told AFP.

AP: An Iranian woman who surrendered to U.S. authorities hoping to get probation was instead sentenced Friday to more than five years in federal prison for her role in a scheme to smuggle military night-vision goggles to Iran.

AFP: Iran said on Saturday that it is considering an invitation from arch-foe the United States to attend an international summit on Afghanistan, adding that the problems plaguing its conflict-wracked neighbour cannot be solved without its involvement.

Iran Focus: London, Mar. 06 – Morocco on Friday severed diplomatic ties with Iran, the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said in a statement.