Bloomberg: The Islamic Development Bank approved a 170 million-euro ($210 million) loan for wastewater plant upgrades in Iran’s capital, the Tehran Times reported, citing Tehran Water and Wastewater Co.’s managing director.

Bloomberg: The Islamic Development Bank approved a 170 million-euro ($210 million) loan for wastewater plant upgrades in Iran’s capital, the Tehran Times reported, citing Tehran Water and Wastewater Co.’s managing director.

Bloomberg: Iran “firmly” rejects claims that a group of people abducted by Syrian rebels near Damascus include members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Iranian deputy foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said.

Bloomberg: Iran probably would attempt to block the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf only as a “last resort,” according to a Pentagon historian who’s written a new history of America’s 33-year shadow war with the Islamic Republic.

AFP: Saudi King Abdullah invited Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for an extraordinary summit of Muslim leaders to be held this month in the holy city of Mecca, state news agency SPA reported Sunday.

Reuters: Iran has asked Turkey and Qatar to help secure the release of 48 Iranians seized by rebels in Syria on suspicion of being military personnel but who Tehran says are pilgrims.

AFP: Syrian rebels posted Sunday an online video of Iranians kidnapped in Damascus, charging they were elite Revolutionary Guards, and warning Tehran of further abductions over its support for Damascus.

Daily Telegraph: Britain has voiced renewed concern over Iran’s military ambitions after Tehran claimed it had successfully test-fired an upgraded version of its short-range ballistic missile.

AFP: Iran has fired an upgraded version of its Fateh-110 short-range ballistic missile in a “successful” test of its ability to hit stationary land or sea targets, Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said on Saturday, according to state television.