Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 11 – Iran plans to build a new IRAN-140 aircraft capable of marine patrol and cargo transportation, state media reported on Monday.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 10 – The headquarters of the subway in Tehran caught fire on Monday.

AP: Iran's foreign ministry says the Mideast Quartet meeting last weekend in Egypt proves that the U.S. initiative for peace in the region has failed.

AP: Senior U.S. and European officials met with several Arab leaders Sunday who are worried about the international community negotiating a deal with Iran that would give the Islamic Republic more power in the Middle East, said a U.S. official and a meeting participant.

AP: Iranian newspapers are reporting that 60 economists criticized President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over his economic policies.

Reuters: Iran has closed down a prominent reformist weekly which has often criticised the policies of conservative President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, media said on Sunday.

AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday nominated a close aide as Interior Minister four days after parliament sacked Ali Kordan for lying about his credentials, Fars news agency reported.

AFP: Iran's parliament on Sunday tightened the rules for people wishing to run for president, setting age limits and strict educational criteria in a bid to deter frivolous candidacies.