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Iran jails male backer of feminism petition: report

ImageAFP: A male defender of the feminist cause in Iran has been sentenced to a year in prison, the moderate Kargozaran newspaper reported on Monday without providing further details.

Iran-Turkey gas flow halted after blast

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ImageReuters: The flow of Iranian natural gas to Turkey was halted early on Monday after an explosion hit a gas pipeline in eastern Turkey, Turkish energy officials said.

Iran aims to export first LNG in late 2010

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ImageReuters: Iran plans to export its first liquefied natural gas in late 2010, possibly to some European countries and China, a senior official of Iran LNG said on Monday.

U.S., Iran and Arab neighbors to meet on Iraq

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ImageReuters: The United States will prod Sunni Arab states to offer more support to the Iraqi government at a conference in Sweden this week as a way of countering the growing influence of non-Arab Iran in Iraq.

EU’s Solana in new nuclear proposal for Iran

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ImageAFP: EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Monday that he hopes to travel to Iran soon to present a new nuclear offer from major world powers, after meeting Tehran's foreign minister over the weekend.

Three Iranian Guardsmen die after rebel clash: report

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ImageReuters: Three Iranian Revolutionary Guardsmen have died from wounds sustained during a clash with rebels near the Turkish border, an Iranian news agency said on Monday, in an apparent reference to Kurdish guerrillas.

23 people killed in Iran bus crash

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ImageIran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 26 – At least 23 people were killed when a bus slammed into a truck on a stretch of road in western Iran, state media reported on Monday.

23 people killed in Iran bus crash

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ImageIran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 26 – At least 23 people were killed when a bus slammed into a truck on a stretch of road in western Iran, state media reported on Monday.

EU proposal ready for Iran nuclear talks, Solana says

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ImageBloomberg: European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said he has a new offer ready for Iran as part of the effort to convince the country to halt nuclear enrichment.

30 die in Iran factory fire

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ImageIran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 26 – At least 30 people were killed after a fire struck a chemical plant in central Iran on Sunday, state media reported.