Reuters: Iran will help the United States stabilise neighbouring Iraq if Washington sets out a timetable for a withdrawal of its troops, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator said in an interview published on Monday. Iran says it ready to help U.S. stabilise Iraq – paper
Reuters: Iran will help the United States stabilise neighbouring Iraq if Washington sets out a timetable for a withdrawal of its troops, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator said in an interview published on Monday. US sticking to diplomacy on Iran, says UK envoy
The Guardian: The outgoing British ambassador to the United States, Sir David Manning, insists the US remains committed to the diplomatic route over Iran rather than contemplating air strikes, despite recent sabre-rattling from the White House. Iran president “positive” on acting oil minister
Reuters: A senior aide to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad signalled in comments published on Monday that he would nominate Acting Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari to take the post permanently in OPEC’s second largest producer. Richardson says war with Iran is unwise
AP: Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson said Sunday it would be “enormously unwise” for the Bush administration to take military action against Iran before it gets out of Iraq.
US to reward Iran for ending Iraq arms supply
Daily Telegraph: America is prepared to “reciprocate” if Iran halts shipments of arms to Iraq’s Shia Muslim militias, General David Petraeus, the US commander in Baghdad has said. IRAQ: Closure of Iranian border affects Kurdistan region’s economy
IRIN: Aid agencies in the northern semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan have said the continuing closure of Iraq’s border with Iran will not hamper their work as they do not use the Iranian border for getting supplies. Iran sees WTI crude around $90 if dollar weakens
Reuters: An Iranian official predicted on Sunday that price of WTI crude could reach around $90 per barrel by December if U.S. dollar continued to lose value, Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB’s web site reported. Iran denies creating anti-US bloc with Bolivia, Venezuela
AFP: Iran’s top Latin America diplomat denied that his country was forming an anti-US bloc with Venezuela and Bolivia, two countries that support Tehran’s disputed nuclear program. Iraq FM fears ‘tension’ over Iran nuclear program
AFP: Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari on Sunday urged Iran not to fan flames of confrontation with the West over its nuclear program, saying the conflict was leading to rising global tensions. US weighs possible strikes on Iran’s military: report
AFP: The US administration has shifted strategy and is drawing up plans for possible air strikes against Iran’s Revolutionary Guard instead of the country’s nuclear sites, the New Yorker magazine reported on Sunday. 