AP: Iranians marked on Monday the anniversary of the downing of an airliner by a U.S. warship in the Persian Gulf more than two decades ago.

AP: Iran’s state TV is reporting that a 5.4 magnitude earthquake has jolted a sparsely populated area in the eastern part of the country.

AFP: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced they are to fire ballistic and other missiles at desert targets during three days of war games starting Monday in a warning to threats of military action by Israel and the United States.

AP: Iran has stored up imported goods and hard currency for a “battle” against EU sanctions targeting the country’s vital oil sector that went into effect Sunday, officials said.

Reuters: The White House praised the European Union for prohibiting Iranian crude oil imports into the 27-nation-bloc on Sunday and said Tehran had an opportunity in talks this week to make progress on international concerns about its nuclear program.

Reuters: Iran dismissed a European Union oil embargo which took effect on Sunday and said it was fully prepared to counter the impact of sanctions with a $150 billion war chest of foreign reserves.

AP: A semiofficial Iranian news agency says Tehran plans to deploy submarines in the Caspian Sea.

AP: Iran says it is having no trouble selling oil despite U.S. sanctions imposed over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program.