The story: With the US gone from Afghanistan, Iranian conservative media is urging a more proactive pursuit of Iran’s interests next door. Meanwhile, amid heightened competition with Pakistan for influence in Afghanistan, regional foreign ministers have gathered to discuss the situation in the war-torn country. And according to some unconfirmed reports, regional spy chiefs have gathered in Pakistan for talks.

The coverage: As a new era begins in Afghanistan under the Taliban, conservative Iranian media are adamant that Iran needs t...