Reuters: A hardline editor seen as close to Iran's top authority accused a powerful cleric on Saturday of backing "law-breakers," in comments highlighting deepening divisions in the Islamic Republic after a disputed election.

AFP: Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who called on Friday for the release of hundreds of people arrested during massive opposition protests last month, is a key politician in post-Islamic revolution Iran.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 17 – Huge anti-government protests have erupted in central Tehran.

AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has appointed his controversial aide Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie as the country's new first vice president, the official IRNA news agency reported.

AFP: Iran braced for tense Friday prayers due to be led by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a powerful cleric and backer of the defiant opposition which is planning a united show of strength at the weekly sermon.

Washington Times: One of the world's largest engineering firms, Siemens, could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in sales to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) because it sold Iran equipment used to spy on dissidents.

AP: Prominent European lawyers brought together by an exiled Iranian group are hoping to punish Iranian leaders in international courts over the recent crackdown on protesters angry over presidential election results.