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Iran student activist sentenced to jail: report

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AFP: An Iranian student activist has been sentenced to one year in prison for acting against national security, his lawyer told the ISNA news agency on Monday.

IAEA to pursue Iran probe, Tehran says it’s innocent

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Reuters: The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said on Monday he would pursue an investigation into intelligence reports that say Iran secretly studied how to make atom bombs, calling it a grave concern despite Tehran’s denials.

Ahmadinejad: US should leave Iraq

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AP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday dismissed U.S. accusations that his country is training extremists and demanded that the Americans withdraw from Iraq.

Ahmadinejad begins day two of his Iraq trip

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AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday began the second day of his historic trip to Iraq he described as ushering in a new era of friendship with Baghdad.

Iran, ONGC finalising Gulf field proposal-report

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Reuters: Iran’s state offshore company and India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp. have finalised a financial proposal for developing a gas and oil field in the Gulf, an Iranian news agency reported on Sunday.

Meeting on arms data reignites Iran nuclear debate

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New York Times: Last Monday, the chief United Nations nuclear inspector gathered ambassadors and experts from dozens of nations in a boardroom high above the Danube in Vienna and laid out a trove of evidence that he said raised new questions about whether Iran had tried to design an atom bomb.

Iran signs seven pacts with Iraq: Ahmadinejad

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AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday that Tehran and Baghdad have signed seven pacts in areas such as industry, trade and transportation.

Iran president in Iraq tells foreigners to stay away

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Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday there was no need for foreign forces to stay in the region, speaking on the second day of a visit to Iraq where U.S. troops are still based since the 2003 invasion.

UN nuclear watchdog to focus on Iran

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AP: The chief U.N. nuclear inspector urged Iran on Monday to stop stonewalling his experts and cooperate over indications it may have tried to make atomic arms under the cover of a civilian nuclear program.

IAEA meets to discuss Iran

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AFP: The UN atomic watchdog was set to begin a week-long meeting here Monday with Iran again topping the agenda as the UN Security Council in New York prepares to slap further sanctions on the Islamic Republic.