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Yemen demands Iran explanation on arms shipment

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AFP: Yemen on Sunday demanded an explanation from Tehran over an Iran-linked arms shipment seized last month and rejected interference in its internal affairs, state news agency Saba reported.

Protest forces Iran assembly speaker to cut short speech: media

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Reuters: Iran’s parliament speaker Ali Larijani had to cut short a public speech on Sunday after people threw shoes and prayer tablets at him, semi-official media reported, disclosing an unusual act of aggression against a senior official.

Iran president still fiery in twilight of term

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AP: There was nothing essentially new in the message to Washington from Iran’s president on Sunday: Repeating last week’s statement by the Iranian supreme leader that direct talks cannot happen as long as sanctions remain.

U.N., U.S. condemn attack on Iran dissidents in Iraq

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Reuters: The U.N. secretary-general and the U.S. government condemned a deadly attack on an Iranian dissident camp in the Iraqi capital early on Saturday and urged Iraqi authorities to carry out a full investigation.

Obama visit to focus on Iran, Syria, peace: Israel PM

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AFP: Iran’s nuclear ambitions, Syria and the peace process with the Palestinians will top US President Barack Obama’s agenda on his upcoming visit to Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.

Iran political bickering heats up as election approaches

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Los Angeles Times: Feuding among Iran’s political blocs has broken into the open recently, even before official candidates are announced for June’s election to replace President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Iraq must urgently investigate attack against Iranian exile camp

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Amnesty International: Authorities in Iraq must urgently investigate the attack against a camp of Iranian exiles that left several people dead and injured and ensure all those wounded receive appropriate medical care, said Amnesty International today.

Calls for Iranian exiles to be moved to US after attack

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AFP: Top former American officials on Saturday condemned an attack on a camp of Iranian exiles in Iraq that left five dead, and urged Washington to allow the residents to take refuge in the United States.

Embassy demo after refugees killed

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Daily Express: Demonstrators protested outside the US Embassy in London after assailants fired rockets at a refugee camp for an Iranian exile group in Iraq, killing six people and wounding more than 40.

Iranians protest outside US embassy in London after refugee attack in Iraq

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Huffington Post: Demonstrators protested outside the US Embassy in London after assailants fired rockets at a refugee camp for an Iranian exile group in Iraq, killing six people and wounding more than 50.