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Iran to discuss pipeline with India, Pakistan

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ImageReuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits India and Pakistan this week for talks on issues including longstanding plans for a pipeline to supply Iranian gas to the two Asian states, an Iranian official said on Sunday.

IAEA chief: senior agency official to visit Iran

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ImageAP: The head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog confirmed Sunday that a senior agency official will visit Iran again.

Iran urges Azeris to release atomic plant parts

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ImageReuters: Iran has urged Azerbaijan to release a cargo of parts from Russia for the Islamic Republic's first nuclear power plant, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.

Iran youth who killed love rival faces execution – media

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ImageReuters: A 17-year-old Iranian youth who knifed and killed a rival suitor for a girl has been sentenced to death by a court in Tehran, a newspaper said on Sunday.

Britons kidnapped in Iraq are ‘held by Iran’

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ImageSunday Times: Five British hostages who were kidnapped in Iraq almost a year ago are being held inside Iran by Revolutionary Guards, according to two separate sources in the Middle East and London.

US warns Iran of retaliation over Iraq action

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ImageSunday Times: America's top military officer has ratcheted up the pressure on Iran by issuing an unusual public warning that the Pentagon is planning for “potential military courses of action”.

Conservatives claim Iran election win

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ImageCNN: Iranian conservatives have said they captured most of the 82 parliamentary seats up for grabs in Friday's runoff election.

U.S. weighing readiness for military action against Iran

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ImageWashington Post: The nation's top military officer said yesterday that the Pentagon is planning for "potential military courses of action" as one of several options against Iran, criticizing what he called the Tehran government's "increasingly lethal and malign influence" in Iraq.

Iranian arms aid ‘visible’ in Basra

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ImageWashington Times: The top U.S. military officer yesterday said Iranian aid to Iraqi insurgents became "very, very visible" during the recent unrest in Basra, in violation of earlier promises to reduce support for terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Joint Chiefs chairman assails Iran’s role in Iraq

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ImageNew York Times: The government of Iran continues to supply weapons and other support to extremists in Iraq, despite repeated promises to the contrary, and is increasingly complicit in the death of American soldiers, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Friday in a stark new assessment of Iranian influence.