AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hit back on Wednesday after an ex-nuclear negotiator he accused of spying was cleared of espionage, calling for the publication of documents exposing the official.

AFP: Iran said on Tuesday that it had invited Palestinian militant factions to a meeting in Tehran aimed at countering a US-hosted Middle East peace conference seeking to kickstart the peace process.

TIME: The diplomatic chess game around Iran’s nuclear program includes an unlikely bishop. According to several well-placed Rome sources, Iranian officials are quietly laying the groundwork necessary to turn to Pope Benedict XVI and top Vatican diplomats for mediation if the showdown with the United States should escalate toward a military intervention.

AP: Iran’s Supreme Court has ordered a new investigation into the 2003 death of an Iranian-Canadian photojournalist who died while in custody, the judiciary spokesman said Tuesday.

Bloomberg: Iran said it constructed a missile capable of traveling 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles), a range that takes in Israel’s major cities and U.S. bases in the Middle East.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 27 – Iran’s Oil Minister has said that Tehran’s projections indicate oil revenue will reach $60 billion by the end of the year, state media reported.