Reuters: An Iranian state bank has been picked as lead manager for a planned bond issue to help finance the development of the country's largest natural gas field, the Oil Ministry website SHANA said on Tuesday.

AFP: Iran was the main topic in talks between US President Barack Obama and and Russia's Dmitry Medvedev, White House officials said, who added that Moscow now seemed more receptive to US arguments.

Daily Telegraph: Nicholas Sarkozy, the French president, issued the strongest condemnation of Iran's leadership yet seen from a world leader as the country's dispute with European states grew increasingly bitter.

Los Angeles Times: A day after commanders of the Revolutionary Guard warned there was no middle ground in the dispute over the reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the political party of one of Iran's most powerful clerics Monday defiantly issued a statement dismissing the vote.

Reuters: Iranian opposition leaders urged the authorities to free those detained during post-election protests and criticized the "security state" imposed in Iran, defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi's website said on Tuesday.

AFP: A French woman was detained in Iran last week on spying charges, France's foreign ministry said Monday, demanding her release.

Reuters: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Western countries on Monday against interfering in Iranian affairs after its disputed presidential election, state television reported.

AFP: Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday warned Iran that the European Union was ready to act in response to British embassy staff detentions and the expulsion of diplomats.

Reuters: Canada hopes that G8 leaders meeting in Italy this week will agree to a common position on dealing with Iran, a spokesman for Prime Minister Stephen Harper's office said on Monday, calling Iran a "serious threat."