UPI: Long-stalled talks among Iran and world powers over Tehran’s nuclear enrichment program begin this weekend with a hint of daylight.

AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday stressed the urgency of resolving security concerns about Syria, Iran and North Korea as she opened talks with Group of Eight foreign ministers.

Reuters The United Arab Emirates criticised Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit on Wednesday to a Gulf island claimed by both countries since the 1970s.

Reuters: Ship owners covered by Japan P&I club must alert the maritime insurer in advance of any plans to transport Iranian oil and petrochemicals that could fall foul of Western sanctions, the insurer said.

AFP: A top Iranian military commander on Tuesday denied a US news report that the CIA has been successfully sending spy drones over Iran over the past three years.

AP: Iran’s state TV reports that international envoy on Syria Kofi Annan has arrived in Tehran.

AFP: Iran has denied online reports surfacing Tuesday that it plans to cut access to the Internet in August and replace it with a national intranet, according to a statement by the ministry of communication and information technology.

Reuters: Iran’s oil production could fall almost 15 percent this year due to reduced foreign investment, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Tuesday in a report highlighting the growing strain on Tehran’s oil sector even before factoring in the effect of new sanctions.