AFP: Iran is ready to hold talks with the group of six world powers over its controversial nuclear programme, Saeed Jalili, a top official with Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said on Monday.
Iran tells EU official ready for nuclear talks
Iraq roadside bomb kills US soldier
AFP: A US soldier was killed in central Iraq on Monday when a sophisticated roadside bomb tore through his convoy, the US military said.
Iran gives Shell/Repsol deadline on LNG project
Reuters: Iran has given Royal Dutch Shell and Repsol until May 20 to clarify their involvement in a major gas project in the Gulf, a senior oil official was quoted as saying on Monday.
Senators target firms doing business with Iran
Washington Times: Sens. Evan Bayh and Tom Coburn on Sunday called for increased sanctions against foreign companies that trade with Iran, saying such action is crucial to stunt the Middle Eastern country's push for nuclear weapons.
Arrests deepen Iraqi Sunnis bitterness
New York Times: Members of the Sunni Awakening Councils, the former insurgents who switched sides to help bring calm to Iraq, are increasingly being besieged from all sides.
Iran favours oil price of $75 to $80: minister
AFP: Iran, OPEC's second largest crude producer, said on Sunday that it favours a global oil price of between 75 and 80 dollars a barrel, the state television website quoted the oil minister as saying.
Iran president dismisses demand to halt atom work
Reuters: Iran's president expressed openness for talks with the United States but again dismissed demands to halt nuclear work the West fears is aimed at making bombs, in an interview with Germany's Der Spiegel news magazine.
Peres threatens action against Iran
UPI: Israeli President Shimon Peres Sunday threatened to strike Iran if the Islamic republic fails to halt its nuclear program.
World powers must accept a nuclear Iran: Larijani
AFP: Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday that world powers must accept the Islamic republic as a nuclear power.
New bid to find missing ex-F.B.I. agent
New York Times: Two years after a former agent for the F.B.I. disappeared while on a trip to Iran, American diplomats and investigators are intensifying their efforts to resolve his case.
