Washington Post: The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said Sunday that American intelligence reports suggest Iran has attempted to bribe Iraqi lawmakers in an effort to derail a bilateral agreement that would allow U.S. troops to remain in Iraq after the end of this year.
Iran interfering in U.S.-Iraq security pact, general says
Iran ‘spy’ trial begins
Press Association: The trial of an Army interpreter accused of spying for Iran is due to begin at the Old Bailey.
Tehran’s bazaar stays shut in VAT protest
AFP: The Iranian capital's traditional bazaar stayed on strike on Sunday demanding that a decision to bring in VAT be scrapped, even after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad froze its implementation for two months.
Iran predicts OPEC to cut output at November meeting
AFP: Iran on Sunday predicted that OPEC would cut oil output at its November meeting in Vienna, the state-run television news website reported.
Iran seeks U.N. Security Council seat
Reuters: Iran, under U.N. Security Council sanctions over its nuclear program, will seek a seat on the council in an election this week that will pit it in a probably hopeless contest against Japan.
Iran’s government fails to end bazaar tax strike
Reuters: A week-long strike against a new value added tax (VAT) appeared to be spreading in Tehran's bazaar on Sunday, even though the Iranian government suspended the measure for two months, witnesses said on Sunday.
Oil price fall an “alarm bell” – Iran cbank official
Reuters: The falling oil price is an "alarm bell" for Iran, the world's fourth-largest crude producer, a senior central bank official said in comments published on Sunday.
Yemen tries nationals accused of spying for Iran
AFP: The trial began on Saturday of three Yemenis who are alleged to have spied for Iran.
Iran calls for oil market stability as prices slide
Reuters: Iran's oil minister said on Saturday the main problem facing the oil market was related to demand and called for stability, speaking a day after crude prices dropped more than 10 percent.
Dubai is the ‘hole in the net’ of sanctions on Iran
Daily Telegraph: Iran is evading United Nations sanctions by running a global network of merchants prepared to supply equipment that could be of military use.
