AFP: A top UN nuclear official was greeted by a furious personal attack from a hardline Iranian daily as he arrived in Tehran on Monday for talks about claims Iran is seeking nuclear weapons.
Top UN nuclear official in Iran for controversial talks
Iranian, Afghan forces clash at southwestern border
AP: Afghan police clashed with Iranian forces at the southwestern border between the two countries, leaving one civilian dead and two Iranian officers wounded, officials said Sunday.
Iran groups offering extra aid to Iraq rebels: US
AFP: A US general said on Sunday that the increasingly sophisticated attacks carried out by Shiite extremists in Iraq were evidence they were getting extra aid from Iranian groups in the country.
INTERVIEW-Iran’s oil sector will not be beaten by U.S.
Reuters: Iran has endured U.S. sanctions for decades and its strategic oil industry will not be beaten by them now — however much they hurt, a top Iranian oil official said on Sunday.
British dealers supply arms to Iran
The Observer: Investigators have identified a number of British arms dealers trading with Tehran, triggering alarm among government officials who fear Iran's nuclear programme may be receiving significant support from UK sources.
Iran says will not be signing deals at IEF
Reuters: Iran will not sign any deals on the sidelines of talks between energy consumers and producers in Rome, Iranian Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari said on Sunday.
Iran foreign ministry backs Ahmadinejad Sept 11 doubts
AFP: Iran's foreign ministry on Sunday backed the doubts expressed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejed about the accepted version of the September 11, 2001 attacks, saying there were "many ambiguities."
Iran dismisses Bush and Brown nuclear charges
Reuters: Iran said on Sunday U.S. and British accusations that Tehran wanted a nuclear weapon were baseless and the Islamic state would not stop its peaceful atomic work.
Iraqi army takes last Basra areas from Sadr force
New York Times: Iraqi soldiers took control of the last bastions of the cleric Moktada al-Sadr’s militia in Basra on Saturday, and Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad strongly endorsed the Iraqi government’s monthlong military operation against the fighters.
Iran minister in parting shot on Ahmadinejad
AFP: Iran's outgoing economy minister has revealed that he opposed many of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's economic policies despite serving almost three years in his government, a magazine reported on Sunday.
