AP: The U.S. and five other world powers are planning talks on new strategies to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions, diplomats from the countries involved said Tuesday.
Diplomats say world powers talking new Iran tack
Egypt accuses Iran as police hunt ‘Hezbollah cell’
AFP: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit accused Iran of using the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah to gain a foothold in Egypt, in a newspaper interview published on Tuesday.
U.S. may drop key condition for talks with Iran
New York Times: The Obama administration and its European allies are preparing proposals that would shift strategy toward Iran by dropping a longstanding American insistence that Tehran rapidly shut down nuclear facilities during the early phases of negotiations over its atomic program, according to officials involved in the discussions.
Bias found in VOA broadcasts to Iran
Washington Times: A State Department investigation has found serious flaws in Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts for Iran, including charges of political bias and cronyism and a management that doesn't understand Farsi, the language of Iran.
Iran candidate rules out enrichment suspension-FT
Reuters: Iranian presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi has ruled out suspending uranium enrichment but would work to verify Iran was not diverting its nuclear programme for weapons, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
Iran puts US reporter on trial for spying
AFP: US-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi, who has been detained in a Tehran jail since January, has been put on trial on charges of spying for Iran's arch-foe the United States, an official said on Tuesday.
Iran resumes fuel oil exports in April
Reuters: Iran resumed spot exports of fuel oil in April, after halting sales in the first-quarter due to strong domestic demand for power generation during the winter, industry sources said on Monday.
Iran president to attend Geneva racism meet: U.N.
Reuters: Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, will attend next week's United Nations conference on racism in Geneva, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Vague Russia pledge on no S-300 to Iran: Israelis
Reuters: Israel has lobbied Russia to pull away from selling a strategic air-defense system to Iran but has received only vague assurances, Israeli defense sources said on Monday.
OPEC may cut output again if demand falls: Iran
AFP: OPEC may cut oil production again if global demand for crude continues to fall in the near future, Mohammad Ali Khatibi, Iran's representative in the group, said on Monday.
