AP: Iran and Libya, not Saddam Hussein's Iraqi regime, were Britain's main security concerns before the invasion of Iraq, Foreign Office officials testified Wednesday at an inquiry probing Britain's role in the war.

AP: Iran's official news agency reports a political activist and former head of the Tehran municipal council has been released on bail in the mass trial of opposition figures accused of fomenting the post-election unrest.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 25 – Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Wednesday emphasised that US policy under President Obama has had no material change towards Iran to the previous Bush administration, state media reported.

Reuters: Opposition parties and the Jewish community criticized a visit by Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Venezuela, citing worries over his denial of the Holocaust, human rights violations and Iran's nuclear program.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 24 – A top Iranian military official on Tuesday threatened to take legal action against Russia over a failure to supply S-300 missile systems to Iran, state television reported.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 24 – A first visit by Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Brazil has ended with the two nations vowing to develop ties.