Reuters: The U.N. nuclear agency is talking with Iran to set a date for discussions on resuming an investigation there, it said on Monday, as Washington stressed the importance of diplomacy in ending a standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program.
U.N. nuclear agency in talks about talks with Iran
Iran curbs spark trade shift
Wall Street Journal: Iran is accelerating its efforts to buoy its non-oil trade and to find new markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East as it struggles for economic survival amid an intensifying U.S. financial war on Tehran and its allies, the country’s chief economic manager said in an interview.
Iran ‘wants Assad to contest 2014 poll’
AFP: Iran wants Syria’s embattled President Bashar al-Assad to stay on and contest the presidential election scheduled for next year, a visiting senior Iranian envoy said on Monday.
Iran to meet U.N. nuclear watchdog on May 21: reports
Reuters: Iran and officials from the United Nations nuclear watchdog will hold a new round of talks over Iran’s disputed nuclear program on May 21 in Vienna, Iranian media reported on Monday.
Israel praises Azerbaijan’s stand in Iran crisis
AP: Israel’s president has praised Azerbaijan for playing a key role in countering Iran’s influence in the Middle East. Shimon Peres says Azerbaijian, which shares a border with Iran, has taken a “clear stand” against war and terrorism.
Food price hikes raise concerns in Iran
AP: Iranian newspapers warn that a new wave of price hikes could stir greater discontent less than two months before presidential elections. Monday’s reports include the influential conservative daily Kayhan, which often supports the policies of the ruling clerics.
Glencore traded with Iranian supplier to nuclear weapon’s programme
The Guardian: One of Britain’s biggest companies has made millions of pounds selling goods to Iran, including to a state-owned firm that supplies the regime’s nuclear weapons programme.
IAEA top official in Iran talks stands down
AFP: IAEA deputy director Rafael Grossi, one of the top officials in negotiations over Iran’s nuclear drive, has announced his resignation, the UN nuclear watchdog said Sunday.
Oil buyers owe $4bn to Iran: top official
AFP: Iran is owed $4 billion for oil sales to customers who have been unable to pay because of sanctions imposed on the Islamic republic over its nuclear programme, a top Iranian oil official said on Sunday.
Iranian pilots killed in F-5 Phantom fighter crash near Iraq border
AP: A news agency reports an Iranian F-5 fighter jet has crashed near the Iraqi border, killing two pilots. The fighter crashed in highlands after it took off from a military air base in Dezful, 460 kilometers (280 miles) southwest of the capital, Tehran.
