AP: The U.S. military says it has arrested an alleged senior member of the Iranian security forces suspected of funneling weapons into Iraq.
US arrests suspected Iranian agent in Iraq
Iran firm says trying to contact hijacked grain ship
Reuters: An Iranian shipping firm said on Wednesday it was trying to contact a Hong Kong-flagged ship carrying grain to Iran that it had chartered and that had been hijacked by Somali pirates.
Ahmadinejad aide approved as Iran’s Interior Minister
Washington Post: A close aide to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was narrowly approved as Iran's new interior minister by parliament Tuesday.
Iranian commando arrested at Baghdad airport: US
AFP: Iraqi security forces have arrested an alleged "senior" Iranian commando from the elite Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force at Baghdad International Airport, the US military said Wednesday.
Iranian grain ship seized as Somali pirates hold world to ransom
The Times: Somali pirates struck again yesterday, seizing an Iranian cargo ship holding 30,000 tonnes of grain, as the world’s governments and navies pronounced themselves powerless against this new threat to global trade.
Iran replaces Interior Minister after a scandal
New York Times: Two weeks after Parliament dismissed the interior minister in a scandal over his credentials, deputies voted on Tuesday to confirm President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s nominee to replace him.
Iranian official says Cal State Northridge student is free to leave
Los Angeles Times: Though Esha Momeni is out on bail, her father says authorities have seized her passport. Momeni, who was researching her master's thesis in Iran, faces charges of undermining national security.
Iran aims for 2009 launch of nuclear plant
Reuters: Iran is aiming to commission its first nuclear power plant in 2009 after years of delays, the official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.
Iran ready for gas venture with Russia, Qatar
Reuters: Iran is ready to set up a joint firm with Russia and Qatar but has no plans to export Iranian gas to Qatari plants so that it could be turned into liquefied natural gas (LNG), IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.
U.N. chief raises concerns about Iranians in Iraq
Reuters: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has raised concerns about nearly 3,500 opposition Iranians living in exile in Iraq and regarded as terrorists by the Baghdad government, which wants to expel them.
