The Telegraph reports this morning that the head of Iran’s cyber warfare programme, Motjaba Ahmadi, has been shot dead near Tehran in what appears to be an assassination. A division of the Revolutionary Guards confirmed Ahmadi’s death but warned against speculating over who was responsible for it. Since 2007, several Iranian nuclear scientists have been killed in apparent attempt to sabotage Iran’s nuclear development. The Independent and Independent i report comments made by Lithuania’s foreign minister which indicate that some Western governments are considering allowing Iran to continue enriching limited amounts of uranium to pave the way for a deal with Tehran over its nuclear programme. The Telegraph online covers a new report by analysts which claims that Iran’s economy can “muddle through” on currency reserves until mid-2014, enough time to potentially develop a nuclear weapon.

The Guardian includes an opinion piece by Iran’s Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar who calls “historic” the phone call last week between US President Obama and his Iranian counterpart. However, Ebtekar questions whether the United States can deliver confidence-building measures to continue a diplomatic process.

The Financial Times includes a feature on the impact of a Palestinian Authority (PA) decision to move its clocks back one hour last weekend, several weeks before Israel takes the same step. The report looks at how the time disparity has caused significant confusion and disruption for West Bank Palestinians who work, study or trade in Israel.

The Times reports that a group of around forty Islamist opposition groups in Syria, backed by Saudi Arabia has formed a coalition in order to temper the influence of al-Qaeda-affiliated groups which have become increasingly prominent in opposing Syria’s President Assad. Meanwhile, the Guardian online says that the UK has allocated an extra £87million to the United Nations’ World Food Programme, to help aid Syria’s children caught up in the country’s civil war.

The aftermath of diplomatic developments between the West and Iran continues to be a focus for the Israeli media this morning. Maariv reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu extended his visit to the United States in order to conduct a series of media interviews to strengthen the case he made against Iran’s diplomatic overtures in his speech to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Tuesday. Israel Radio news also covers Netanyahu’s US media offensive. Maariv says that Netanyahu will seek to build a coalition of European support during the coming months against a partial agreement with Tehran over its nuclear programme. Haaretz leads with comments made by Iran’s President Rouhani claiming that he helped avert regional war with his new diplomatic push. Meanwhile, both Yediot Ahronot and Israel Hayom cover the Telegraph’s report that the head of Iran’s cyber warfare programme has been assassinated.

Maariv reports that Housing Minister Uri Ariel and Interior Minister Gideon Saar are working together to bring down the cost of housing in Israel. Meanwhile, Israel Hayom says that there has been a significant improvement in the condition of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the Shas spiritual leader who was last week hospitalized in grave condition.