Reuters: Two people including a hostage were killed during an operation to free six Iranians taken captive in a restive region of southeastern Iran, Mehr news agency reported Saturday.
Hostage killed and five freed in Iran shootout – report
Iran troops seized in raid claimed by Sunni rebels
AFP: Gunmen attacked a bus and seized five Iranian soldiers in the country’s restive southeast, media reports said on Saturday, as Sunni militants claimed responsibility for the raid.
Iranian, Syrian presidents meet after Assad-U.S. talks
Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met in Damascus on Saturday, two days after Assad held talks with a U.S. envoy about the prospects of renewing peace negotiations with Israel.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad to visit Syria on Saturday: diplomat
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Syria briefly on Saturday where he will meet his Syrian counterpart and close ally Bashar al-Assad, a diplomatic source in Damascus said on Friday.
US must free Iranians in return for freed hiker: Ahmadinejad
AFP: The United States must free Iranians it is holding after Tehran freed American woman hiker Sarah Shourd, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday.
Oman: No plans to free 2 other Americans in Iran
AP: Oman’s foreign minister said Friday he’s not aware of any plans for Iran to release two other Americans still being held there, but that his country stands willing to act as an intermediary between Tehran and Washington.
Clinton, Qaboos to work for release of hikers in Iran: US
AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday urged Iran to free two remaining US hikers as her spokesman said she had agreed with Oman’s Sultan Qaboos to work closely together for their release.
Cleric tells Iranians to expect economic hardship
Reuters: Iranians will face economic hardship when the government slashes food and fuel subsidies, a senior cleric said on Friday, contradicting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s line that his policy will be painless.
Iran MP criticises defecting diplomats
AFP: An Iranian MP accused three diplomats who have defected in Europe to join the anti-government opposition of having “mental” problems, ILNA news agency reported on Friday.
Iran c.bank to open accounts at South Korean banks
Reuters: Iran’s central bank has agreed to open won accounts at two South Korean state-owned banks to avert disruption in bilateral trade despite international sanctions, Seoul’s finance ministry said on Friday.
