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Iran candidate rules out enrichment suspension-FT

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ImageReuters: Iranian presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi has ruled out suspending uranium enrichment but would work to verify Iran was not diverting its nuclear programme for weapons, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

Iran puts US reporter on trial for spying

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ImageAFP: US-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi, who has been detained in a Tehran jail since January, has been put on trial on charges of spying for Iran's arch-foe the United States, an official said on Tuesday.

Iran resumes fuel oil exports in April

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ImageReuters: Iran resumed spot exports of fuel oil in April, after halting sales in the first-quarter due to strong domestic demand for power generation during the winter, industry sources said on Monday.

Iran president to attend Geneva racism meet: U.N.

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ImageReuters: Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, will attend next week's United Nations conference on racism in Geneva, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

Vague Russia pledge on no S-300 to Iran: Israelis

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ImageReuters: Israel has lobbied Russia to pull away from selling a strategic air-defense system to Iran but has received only vague assurances, Israeli defense sources said on Monday.

OPEC may cut output again if demand falls: Iran

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ImageAFP: OPEC may cut oil production again if global demand for crude continues to fall in the near future, Mohammad Ali Khatibi, Iran's representative in the group, said on Monday.

Iran tells EU official ready for nuclear talks

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ImageAFP: Iran is ready to hold talks with the group of six world powers over its controversial nuclear programme, Saeed Jalili, a top official with Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said on Monday.

Iraq roadside bomb kills US soldier

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ImageAFP: A US soldier was killed in central Iraq on Monday when a sophisticated roadside bomb tore through his convoy, the US military said.

Iran gives Shell/Repsol deadline on LNG project

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ImageReuters: Iran has given Royal Dutch Shell and Repsol until May 20 to clarify their involvement in a major gas project in the Gulf, a senior oil official was quoted as saying on Monday.

Senators target firms doing business with Iran

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ImageWashington Times: Sens. Evan Bayh and Tom Coburn on Sunday called for increased sanctions against foreign companies that trade with Iran, saying such action is crucial to stunt the Middle Eastern country's push for nuclear weapons.