Iran on May 9 recalled its ambassador to Cyprus for consultations, Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said, Reuters reported.

The UAE Foreign Affairs Ministry issued a statement denouncing a visit by an Iranian Shura Council delegation to the disputed islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa, SPA reported May 6.

An Iranian general on May 6 said any weapons Israel targeted in Syria did not come from Iran, Naharnet reported, citing the website of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Iranian Gen. Masoud Jazayeri has said Iran will not allow Israel to harm the security of the region, and that a response will be made to the Israeli aggression in Syria, Ynet news reported May 5, citing Jazayeri's statement on Iranian television station Alalam.

The recent Israeli airstrike on Syria targeted Fateh-110s, advanced surface-to-surface missiles, believed to be en route to Hezbollah from Iran, American officials said May 4, The New York Times reported.

An Iranian workers' union urged Tehran to increase salaries and battle inflation May 1, AFP reported, citing a report from the Iranian Labor News Agency.

The two suspects arrested and charged by Canadian authorities on April 22 for allegedly planning an attack on a passenger train in the greater Toronto area received direction and guidance from al Qaeda elements in Iran, officials with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said at a news conference, CBC reported.