TEHRAN, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- A spokesman for the foreign minister in Iran said his country applied for a position as a non-permanent member of the U.N. Security Council. Full Article at United Press International

TEHRAN -- Iran has expelled a German diplomat for "non-diplomatic activities," the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, in what may be retaliation for the expulsion of an Iranian diplomat from Germany in July. Full Article at China Post

Iran has expelled a German diplomat from Teheran in an apparent tit-for-tat move. Full Article at The Telegraph

TEHRAN: Iran has expelled a German diplomat for "undiplomatic" behavior, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday. The expulsion followed a report in a German news magazine that an Iranian diplomat had been ejected from Germany in July. Full Article at International Herald Tribune

TEHRAN, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush's trip to the Middle East is an attempt to push compromise "despite all opposition," an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said. Full Article at United Press International

Tehran, Jan 06: Iran has no immediate plans to normalise relations with the United States of America, Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. Full Article at Zee News

TEHRAN, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Iran has no immediate plan to normalize relations with the United States, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini told reporters during his weekly briefing on Sunday. Full Article at Xinhua

TEHRAN: Iran is expelling a German diplomat, the foreign ministry said on Sunday, after Germany reportedly expelled an Iranian diplomat for seeking to obtain nuclear material. Full Article at Channel News Asia