Reuters: Iran's foreign minister and the U.N. atomic watchdog chief made no headway on Sunday when they met to discuss a stalled nuclear fuel offer designed to ease tensions with the West, diplomats said.
No headway on nuclear deal as Iran meets IAEA chief
Iran signs mobile network deal with state-owned Tamin
Reuters: The Iranian government granted a license for the country's third mobile telephone network to state-owned Tamin Telecom, the official IRNA news agency reported.
UAE calls again on Iran to end islands “occupation”
Reuters: The foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates refused to back down in the face of Iranian anger and repeated Sunday his call for Tehran to end its "occupation" of three islands in the Gulf.
Diplomats: Iranian minister meets IAEA chief
AP: Diplomats say Iran's foreign minister has met the head of the U.N. atomic monitoring agency amid a push by Tehran to avoid new U.N. sanctions.
Iranian technocrats, disillusioned with government, offer wealth of intelligence to U.S.
Washington Post: Iran's political turmoil has prompted a growing number of the country's officials to defect or leak information to the West, creating a new flow of intelligence about its secretive nuclear program, U.S. officials said.
Iranian hackers take over Dorset NHS site
Daily Echo: A Dorset NHS trust’s website was temporarily taken down after it was targeted by a group of hackers calling themselves the Iranian Cyber Army Team.
Iran fires short-range missiles in Gulf war games
AP: Iran's state television says the country has fired a series of missiles as part of an ongoing large-scale military maneuvers in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian cleric: Alms and prayer prevent quakes
AP: A prominent hard-line cleric has urged Iranians to give alms and pray for forgiveness to prevent earthquakes, media reports said, a week after another prayer leader said promiscuous women were to blame for Iran's seismic instability.
U.N. rights chief to visit Iran next year
Reuters: The top U.N. human rights official, who has expressed concern about a crackdown on dissent in Iran after last year's disputed election, said Saturday she would pay a rare visit to the Islamic Republic next year.
Charity and prayer stop quakes: Iran cleric
AFP: A leading Iranian cleric has told the faithful they must pray and give to the poor to avoid the earthquakes that have often ravaged the country, a Tehran daily reported on Saturday.


