Reuters: Iraq and Iran are seriously at odds on defining their land and sea borders, Baghdad's foreign minister said in comments on Monday that showed the neighbors, despite improved ties, have not resolved old tensions.
Iraq says still at odds with Iran over border
Iran economists warn against big hike in fuel prices
AFP: A group of Iranian economists has warned against a proposal for a sharp rise in energy prices, saying it would increase poverty and stoke already high inflation, press reports said on Monday.
Iran tests air-to-surface missile
Los Angeles Times: Iran has test-fired a precision air-to-surface missile with a 70-mile range, a news agency reported Sunday, a capability that could threaten ships in the Persian Gulf.
Iranian lawyer meets detained US journalist
AFP: US-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi has been able to meet with a lawyer for the first time since she was detained in a Tehran prison more than a month ago, the attorney said on Monday.
Iran says U.S. failing in Afghanistan
Reuters: Iran said on Monday the United States was failing in Afghanistan and that a new approach was needed, four days after Washington said it would invite Tehran to an international conference to discuss its neighbor.
Iran tests new air-to-sea missile: report
AFP: Iran said on Sunday it "successfully" tested a new air-to-sea missile with a range of 110 kilometres (68 miles), the Fars news agency reported. It did not say when the test was conducted.
Iran past “nuclear threshold” – Israeli spymaster
Reuters: Iran has sufficiently mastered nuclear technology to be able to produce a bomb if it chooses, Israel's military intelligence chief was quoted as saying on Sunday.
Qatar, Iran see good compliance with OPEC cuts
Reuters: OPEC members have complied well with sharp production cuts agreed since September to shore up falling oil prices, top officials from Qatar and Iran said on Sunday.
Iran parliament passes $298 bln budget
AFP: Iran's parliament on Sunday approved a budget of 298 billion dollars for the year to March 2010 that was submitted by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in January, the official IRNA news agency said.
Iran says cooperation with non-OPEC necessary-IRNA
Reuters: Iran's oil minister called for cooperation between crude producers inside and outside OPEC, saying it was necessary in view of the global economic downturn, the official IRNA news agency reported.
