Reuters: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Monday the world must increase pressure on Iran to rein in its nuclear program and avoid a situation where Israel feels cornered. Obama: World must not allow Iran to corner Israel
Reuters: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Monday the world must increase pressure on Iran to rein in its nuclear program and avoid a situation where Israel feels cornered. Kyrgyz crash victims to be identified in Iran
AFP: Iran will conduct DNA identification of bodies recovered from a passenger jet that crashed after take-off from Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek, killing 65 people, Kyrgyz health ministry officials told AFP Tuesday. Iranian cleric reporteldy criticises Ahmadinejad
Reuters: An Iranian cleric accused President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of betraying the people and called on reformers to unite to defeat him in next year's elections, according to an interview in a German newspaper. Obama would step up pressure on Iran over nukes
AP: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged Monday that he would step up diplomatic pressure to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons before Israel feels that "its back is against the wall" and might take military action. Colleague denies Iran actress faced travel ban: report
AFP: Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, who starred in a Hollywood movie, has left for the United States, a colleague was quoted as saying Tuesday, denying reports that she faced a travel ban. Iran launches submarine production line
Reuters: Iran has launched a submarine production line to ensure its forces are equipped to maintain security in the vital oil shipping route, the Strait of Hormuz waterway, the defense minister said on Monday. Iran leader backs president before election
Reuters: Iran's supreme leader has told Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to prepare for a second four-year presidential term, comments seen by some as a riposte to the president's critics before next year's election, media reported. Azerbaijan exports oil via Iran as Med outlets fail
Reuters: Azerbaijan's national oil company, SOCAR, said on Monday it had begun exporting Azeri Light crude to Iran to compensate for export constraints imposed by a pipeline blast in Turkey and war in Georgia. Iran mulls production sharing contracts for Caspian oil: report
AFP: Iran might for the first time offer production sharing contracts to develop its Caspian Sea oil fields, in a bid to attract foreign investors to a region with high exploration costs, a report said on Monday. Iran kicks off production of locally built sub
AP: Iranian state TV says the country has launched production of a domestically built submarine capable of firing missiles and torpedoes. 