AFP: Iranian soldiers took control of an Iraqi oil well on a disputed section of the border on Friday, triggering the ire of Baghdad which demanded their immediate withdrawal.
Iraq protests against Iranian takeover of oil well
Iraq demands Iran withdraw troops from oilfield
Reuters: Iraq demanded on Friday that Iran immediately withdraw its soldiers from a disputed oilfield on the two countries' border, but Tehran denied any incursion.
Iran to introduce new nuclear centrifuges by 03/11
AFP: Iran plans to introduce its new generation of uranium enrichment centrifuges by March 2011, the head of its Atomic Energy Organisation told the Fars news agency on Friday.
Twitter briefly blocked by hackers
AP: Hackers briefly blocked access to the popular Internet messaging service Twitter, steering traffic to another Web site where a group reportedly calling itself the "Iranian Cyber Army" claimed responsibility.
Iraq says Iran violated border, calls for withdrawal
Bloomberg: Iraq’s National Security Council said today that Iran violated their shared border and Iraq’s “territorial integrity” and called on the Islamic republic to withdraw its forces from the region.
Obama following in Bush footsteps: Iran president
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Barack Obama of following the footsteps of George W. Bush since entering the White House, saying he had missed a chance to make a clean break.
Three American hostages are Iran’s answer to President Obama.
Washington Post – Editorial: Iran's extremist rulers don't scruple at persecuting innocent people — particularly foreigners — to advance narrow political aims.
Iran helping the Taliban, US ambassador claims
Daily Telegraph: Iran has been providing weapons and other help to the Taliban, the US ambassador to Afghanistan has claimed.
Iran slams US at climate talks, lays claim to nuclear energy
AFP: Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed the United States on Thursday as an oil-addicted warmonger and insisted every nation have access to "clean and renewable energy sources", including nuclear.
Iran condemned by Western leaders over test of long-range missile
The Times: Western governments united to denounce Iran’s test-firing of a long-range ballistic missile yesterday, warning that it would only increase international determination to press for more sanctions on Tehran if it refused to negotiate over its nuclear programme.
