US Senate committee to vote on Iran fuel sanctions | Markets | Reuters

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will vote Thursday on legislation that would impose sanctions on Iran’s gasoline suppliers in order to pressure Tehran to give up its nuclear program, the panel’s chairman said.

FACTBOX: U.S. cites repression of religious freedoms | U.S. | Reuters

“All non-Shi’a religious minorities suffered varying degrees of officially sanctioned discrimination,” in Iran.

Attacks at media expo underscore political tensions in Iran – washingtonpost.com

An annual news media exhibition was disrupted by confrontations between government opponents and supporters over the weekend, illustrating the persistent political unrest that has roiled Iran since a disputed presidential election in June.

Pakistan says detains 11 Iranian Guards on the border | Special Coverage | Reuters

Pakistani forces detained 11 Iranian Revolutionary Guards on Monday for crossing into the country.

News Analysis – Both Iran and West Fear a Trap on Deal – NYTimes.com

speaker of Iran’s Parliament warned his countrymen to beware of American efforts to “cheat” Iran out of the nuclear fuel that has become the country’s currency in reasserting its power.

Iran arrests 12 accused of promoting satanism | World | Reuters

Twelve people accused of promoting satanism have been arrested in northwest Iran, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

Lone Cleric, Mehdi Karroubi, Emerges to Defy Iran’s Leaders – NYTimes.com

A short midlevel cleric, with a neat white beard and a clergyman’s calm bearing, Mehdi Karroubi has watched from his home in Tehran in recent months as his aides have been arrested, his offices raided, his newspaper shut down.

The Associated Press: US urging China, Japan to buy less oil from Iran

The Obama administration is urging China, Japan and other countries to scale down their Iranian petroleum purchases to put pressure on Iran while the U.S. and others consider toughening economic sanctions on the regime.

Iran denies holding secret nuclear talks with Israel – Haaretz – Israel News

The Iranian Atomic Organization on Thursday denied that officials from Israel and Iran recently took part in the Cairo conference, calling the report “sheer lies.”

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israel ‘met Iran’ at atomic talks

Senior Israeli and Iranian officials have met face-to-face and discussed the threat of nuclear arms, Israel says.