AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told Bolivia's visiting left-wing President Evo Morales on Monday their two nations are natural allies and would boost energy ties, state media reported.

Reuters: Qatar Telecommunications Co QTEL.QA said on Monday it was studying the possibility of bidding for Iran's third mobile licence as it looks to expand into new markets.

AP: Iran is considering lopping three to four zeros off its currency, a top official said Monday, in an apparent effort to fight out-of-control inflation that many critics blame on the country's hardline president.

Reuters: Iran denied on Monday it had bought Russia's advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, after Israeli defense sources said the Islamic Republic could take delivery of the weapons by the end of the year.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 01 – Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday appointed a new commander for the Islamic Republic's regular air force.

Daily Telegraph: The Dutch intelligence service has pulled an agent out of an "ultra-secret operation" spying on Iran's military industry because spymasters in Netherlands believe a United States air attack was imminent

Reuters: Iran's OPEC governor said on Monday the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries could agree to cut output when it meets this month because of the recent fall in oil prices, Mehr News Agency reported.