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Iran security agents strike French diplomats: ministry

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AFP: Iranian security agents struck French diplomats in scuffles at a Tehran embassy residence, prompting France to summon Iran’s ambassador and complain of “unacceptable violence”, officials said Tuesday.

Analysis: Are Iran nuclear talks doomed to fail again?

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Reuters: Iran is likely to stick to a stalling strategy toward world powers, seeking to blunt their pressure to curb its uranium enrichment drive without making any major concessions over work the West fears has military aims.

China, Russia urge Iran to show nuclear plans peaceful

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Reuters: The foreign ministers of China, Russia and India urged Iran on Monday to prove to the world that its nuclear ambitions are peaceful, and urged a return to talks.

Iran developing long-range radar, upgraded missile defense

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CNN: Iran’s military is working to exponentially boost the range and numbers of its radar systems as part of a series of stepped-up defense measures, state-run media reports.

Iran says arms found in Nigeria were for West Africa nation

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AFP: Iran said on Monday an arms shipment discovered in Lagos was heading to a West African country, and the “misunderstanding” had since been cleared up with the Nigerian authorities.

Nigeria-Iran friendly called off

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BBC: The friendly international between Nigeria and Iran, scheduled for this week, has been called off.

Afghan FM in Tehran talks after Karzai admits Iran cash

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AFP: Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rasoul arrived in Tehran on Sunday on the first high-level visit by an Afghan official since President Hamid Karzai admitted Kabul had received Iranian cash payments.

Iran says oil at $100 would not hurt world economy

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AFP: Iran said on Sunday that the world economy is in a position to absorb an oil price of 100 dollars a barrel even as it finds the current price range suitable for investments.

Iran’s nuke plant to feed power grid in December

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AP: Iran’s first nuclear power plant will start feeding the country’s power grid late next month, state television reported Sunday.

Iran’s Entekhab buys Daewoo Electronics unit: reports

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AFP: Iran’s Entekhab Industrial Group has signed a contract sealing its acquisition of South Korea’s Daewoo Electronics for 518 million dollars, reports and officials said on Sunday.