AFP: US Senators have crafted legislation aimed at choking off Iran's gasoline imports to break its defiance of global demands to freeze its suspect nuclear program, their offices said Monday.
US Senators target Iran’s gasoline imports
Dems, GOP seek tougher action on Iran
UPI: U.S. congressional Democrats joined Republicans in calling for tougher action against Iran, with two bills seeking sanctions in the works in the two chambers.
Trio in aircraft parts export trial
Press Association: Three men, including a father and son, are due to stand trial charged with illegally exporting aircraft components to Iran.
U.S. seeks to assure Arabs on Iran
Wall Street Journal: The Obama administration is dispatching its point man on Iran, Dennis Ross, to the Middle East this week in an effort to win greater Arab support for Washington's engagement strategy toward Tehran, U.S. officials said.
Father: US journalist jailed in Iran ‘very weak’
AP: The father of an American journalist jailed in Iran for allegedly spying for the U.S. says his daughter is "very weak" after seven days on a hunger strike.
Iran preparing response to nuclear talks offer
New York Times: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran promised on Sunday that he would make “public as soon as possible” his country’s response to an Obama administration offer of talks with Iran and other nations about Tehran’s nuclear program, but an administration official reacted with skepticism.
U.S. detains 6 Iran-linked members in southern Iraq raid
Xinhua: U.S. forces arrested six suspected Iranian-backed Special Groups members in a raid in the city of Kut, southeast of Baghdad, on Sunday, the U.S. military said.
Ahmadinejad: US not sending clear signals to Iran
AP: Washington has not sent Iran sufficient signals on whether the U.S. wants warmer relations and President Barack Obama's support for Israel during its offensive in Gaza was "a major mistake," Iran's president said in an interview broadcast Sunday.
Iran can make more of its energy riches: U.S. envoy
Reuters: Iran could make more of its vast resources if relations with the west improve enough to allow more investment in its energy sector, the United States' new Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy, Richard Morningstar, said on Saturday.
Iran urges US to change ‘domineering methods’
AFP: Iran called on the United States on Saturday to change its "domineering methods" after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned of "very tough" sanctions if dialogue on Iran's nuclear drive fails.
