Reuters: Greece, increasingly dependent on imports of Iranian oil, will not break ranks with its European Union partners should they impose an oil embargo on the Islamic Republic at a meeting this month, Greek government sources said on Tuesday.

AFP: Republican White House hopeful Michele Bachmann said Monday that if elected she would erect a blockade against Tehran and put US missiles on alert “to let Iran know that we mean business” over its nuclear program.

AFP: France said on Monday that Iran’s testing of missiles near the strategic Strait of Hormuz was regrettable and reminded Tehran of the need to keep the vital oil transit waterway open.

AP: Iranian security personnel crossed into southwest Pakistan on Sunday, shot to death one man and wounded another in an incident that could cause tension between the two countries, a Pakistani border official said.

Washington Post: Iran is quietly seeking to expand its ties with Latin America in what U.S. officials and regional experts say is an effort to circumvent economic sanctions and gain access to much-needed markets and raw materials.

AFP: Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney charged Sunday that President Barack Obama has “failed” in his efforts to get Iran to abandon its suspect nuclear program.

Reuters: Iran will test-fire two long range missiles on Monday during the last day of its naval exercises in the Gulf, a navy commander said.

AFP: US President Barack Obama Saturday signed into law tough new sanctions targeting Iran’s central bank and financial sector, in a move that could intensify a brewing Gulf showdown.