AFP: Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi was dismissed on Tuesday from his last remaining government position as president of the Academy of Art, the Fars news agency reported.

Reuters: A hardline aide to Iran's supreme leader accused the opposition on Tuesday of using the funeral of a dissident cleric to stir up "chaos" in a bid to undermine the Islamic Republic's ruling establishment.

AP: Three Americans arrested in July after crossing into Iran from neighboring Iraq are still under investigation, a prosecutor said Tuesday as he underlined Tehran's concern about 11 Iranians it says are being held in the U.S.

AFP: China and France share identical views on the Iranian nuclear issue and on Afghanistan, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Tuesday following talks with China's top leaders.

AFP: Around 1,000 members of Iran's Basij Islamic militia attacked offices of pro-reform cleric Grand Ayatollah Yusuf Sanei in the central shrine city of Qom, a reformist website reported on Tuesday.

The Times: The Iranian regime hit back viciously last night after the opposition turned the funeral of their spiritual leader, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, into another huge anti-government demonstration in the holy city of Qom.

AFP: France refused Monday to release an Iranian agent jailed for the murder of a former prime minister in exchange for the freedom of a French academic charged with inciting street protests in Iran.

AFP: Iran has banned a reformist paper and warned ILNA news agency against reporting on the "Green Movement" as pro-opposition media face mounting pressure by the government, reports said Monday.

Wall Street Journal: Flight Documents Detail a Complicated Itinerary That Included Tehran; Plane's Cargo Described as 'Oil Industry Spare Parts'