New York Times: President Obama’s top envoy to Afghanistan declared Sunday that Iran should play a vital role helping stabilize the war-torn country.

Press Association: US General David Petraeus urged Iran to stop backing extremist groups that contribute to ongoing violence in Iraq, and said the US is watching Tehran "very, very closely."

Reuters: Turkmenistan will export 10 billion cubic metres of gas per year to Iran, which in turn will help develop a gas field in its neighbour under an agreement announced on Saturday, an official Iranian news agency reported.

Reuters:Iran's Supreme Leader has ordered a reorganisation of its air force in order to boost defence capability, a senior commander was quoted as saying on Saturday.

Reuters: Oil production at Iran's offshore Abuzar field has declined by 40,000 barrels per day (bpd) due a gas leak that started two weeks ago, a senior official was quoted as saying on Saturday.

AFP: Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani on Saturday said the United States must stop "boxing" with Iran and adopt itself to a game of "chess" with the Islamic republic, local news agencies reported.

Reuters: Iran's OPEC governor said the oil producing organization in January met 70 percent of its pledge to reduce output and that this was very good, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

Bloomberg: Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Brazil’s state controlled oil company, may determine “in weeks” whether oil it found in Iran is commercial, a company executive said.