Reuters: Sunni Muslim rebel group Jundollah said it was behind an attack which killed dozens in southeastern Iran on Wednesday, Al Arabiya television said.

Reuters: An explosion outside a mosque in Iran’s southeastern city of Chabahr killed dozens of people on Wednesday, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Reuters: The quality of gasoline produced in Iran in an attempt to achieve self-sufficiency is well below global standards, a website quoted an official as saying, but his comments were rejected by the Islamic state’s oil ministry. The poor quality of Iranian gasoline was the main cause of pollution in the capital Tehran in recent weeks that forced the government to shut down offices, schools, and other organisations for days, say experts and some lawmakers.

Reuters: Senegal recalled its ambassador to Iran on Tuesday, saying it was unhappy with explanations given by Tehran over an arms seizure in Nigeria that has dented Iran’s quest for allies and trade partners in Africa.

Bloomberg: Three Iranian ships seized in Singapore waters over Iran’s alleged failure to pay back a French bank loan will be auctioned today, the state-run Mehr news agency reported, citing the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines Managing Director.

Washington Post: Two years ago, Iran’s parliament blocked several of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s key decisions and impeached one of his top ministers. But today, the leader routinely ignores parliament’s laws and undercuts its authority, leading some politicians and analysts to fear that Iran is slipping toward dictatorship.

AP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has fired his foreign minister and named the nuclear chief to serve as the country’s acting top diplomat.

AFP: The foreign ministry summoned British envoy Simon Gass on Monday for criticising Iran’s human rights record and calling for the release of a prominent lawyer, and also to protest against what it called violence against students by British police.