Wall Street Journal: While President Obama's unanticipated Nowruz holiday greeting to Iran generated considerable press attention, his video wasn't really this week's big news related to the Islamic Republic.
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U.S. Navy vessels collide near Iran
CNN: A submerged U.S. submarine hit a Navy warship early Friday in the Strait of Hormuz near Iran, damaging both vessels and causing minor injuries, Navy officials said.
Iran brushes aside new Obama video message
AP: The Iranian government brushed aside a Persian New Year's message Friday from President Barack Obama offering to resolve years of hostility, saying it wants concrete change from Washington before it's ready to enter a dialogue.
US journalist held in Iran in ‘dangerous’ state
AFP: A US journalist who was supposed to have been freed from an Iranian jail has been reduced to a "dangerous" mental state by her continued imprisonment, her family said Thursday.
Report: Iranian defector tipped Syrian nuke plans
AP: An Iranian defector told the West that Iran was financing North Korean moves to transform Syria into a nuclear weapons power, leading to the Israeli airstrike that destroyed a secret reactor, a report said Thursday.
Iran says uncovers foreign-backed Internet plot
Reuters: Iran has arrested a number of people accused of setting up anti-religious and obscene web sites as part of a foreign-backed plot to undermine the Islamic Republic, Iranian media reported on Thursday.
US to attend Shanghai group meet with Iran
AFP: The United States said Thursday that a top US diplomat will travel to Moscow for a meeting this month on Afghanistan sponsored by the Shanghai group and he could meet Iranian delegates there.
Iran blogger jailed for Khamenei insult dies
AFP: A young Iranian blogger jailed in Tehran's notorious Evin prison for insulting supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died, his lawyer told AFP on Thursday.
Bagfas receives order of $24 mln for export to Iran
Reuters: Turkish fertiliser producer Bagfas (BAGFS.IS) said on Thursday it received orders worth $24 million for export to Iran.
Brumby snubs former Iran leader
The Age: Premier John Brumby has snubbed former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami and will not meet him in Melbourne next week.
