AFP: Iran's parliament on Monday gave its final approval to a 368-billion-dollar budget for the year to March 2011, a week after it had cut the outlay by 20 billion dollars, state media reported.
Iran MPs give final nod to hiked $368bln budget
Britain looks to China to pressure Iran
Reuters: China and Britain agree on pressing Iran about its nuclear activities while also seeking engagement, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said at the start of a visit likely to focus on the nuclear dispute.
Iran calls on OPEC to hold output target steady
AP: Iran's oil minister said Monday that OPEC nations should not change their crude output targets at their upcoming meeting in Vienna.
Iran hardliners target opposition leader’s home
AFP: A group of hardliners besieged the Tehran home of opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, shouting death slogans and calling for him to be put on trial, reports said on Monday.
U.N. Iran sanctions may take until June: Kouchner
Reuters: A U.N. resolution on new sanctions against Iran may not be ready until June and if a vote on it fails, European states could take unilateral measures instead, French and Finnish ministers said on Sunday.
EU ready for unilateral Iran sanctions, Kouchner confirms
DPA: European Union member states are ready to impose unilateral sanctions on Iran because of its nuclear programme if the United Nations fails to agree on the issue, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner confirmed Sunday.
Iran temporarily releases Iranian-American scholar
AP: Iran has temporarily released an Iranian-American scholar serving prison time on an espionage conviction so he can spend the Iranian New Year holiday with his family, officials said Sunday.
Iran’s secret nuclear base
Sunday Express: Iran's lurch towards becoming a nuclear power took another stride last night after reports of a new missile-launching facility.
EU could impose sanctions on Iran: Finland’s Stubb
Reuters: There is consensus within the European Union for unilateral sanctions on Iran if a U.N. Security Council resolution fails, Finland's foreign minister said Saturday.
UAE to respect any UN-imposed sanction on Iran
AFP: The United Arab Emirates will respect any sanctions imposed by the United Nations on key trading partner Iran, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan said on Saturday.
