AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday presented parliament an annual budget which puts expenditure 23.6 percent higher than in Iran's current financial year, Mehr news agency reported.
Ahmadinejad unveils wider Iran budget: report
Ahmadinejad hints Iran plans to enrich more uranium
AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hinted on Sunday that Iran was determined to enrich uranium to 20 percent level if Western powers fail to accept Tehran's counter-proposal concerning a UN-brokered nuclear fuel deal.
Iranian plane catches fire on landing
BBC: A plane carrying pilgrims in Iran has caught fire while landing at Mashhad, in the north-east of the country.
Former Canadian ambassador admits to being CIA spy
AFP: Canada's former ambassador to Iran, Kenneth Taylor, revealed Saturday that he worked as a CIA spy during the 1979 hostage crisis in wake of the Islamic revolution.
Eight killed in Iran derailment
PA: Eight people died and 12 others were injured when a passenger train derailed in north-eastern Iran, state television reported.
PRESS DIGEST – Iran – Jan 23
Reuters: These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Saturday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Enough is enough
NEWSWEEK: Why we can no longer remain on the sidelines in the struggle for regime change in Iran.
US general says Yemen could become Iran-Saudi proxy war
VOA: The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, General David Petraeus, says there are indications the domestic conflict in Yemen could become a proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Finland says concerned about human rights in Iran
AFP: Finland has summoned the Iranian representative in Helsinki to express its concerns over human rights violations, the Nordic country's foreign ministry said Friday.
West must support Iran’s youth movement for reform
Miami Herald: The latest round of talks by major world powers to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons last week finished without agreement on any new sanctions; more consultations were agreed instead. But Tehran is pushing forward with its nuclear program.
