CNBC: Wall Street banks are being investigated for transactions that violated sanctions on Cuba, Iran, Myanmar, Sudan and other countries with ties to terrorism, New York state’s chief financial regulator disclosed Tuesday.
NY regulator cracks down on sanctions violations
Iraq bombs targeting protesters, pilgrims kill 17
AFP: Bombs targeting mostly protesters and pilgrims killed 17 people in Iraq on Tuesday, the latest incidents in a surge of violence that has sparked fears of a revival of all-out sectarian conflict.
Bahrain arrests 9 Shiites for ‘planning prison break’
AFP: Bahrain announced on Tuesday the arrest of nine Shiites it said are linked to Iran and that were planning to attack a prison to facilitate a jail break.
Iran’s president-elect praises ties with Russia
AP: Iran’s president-elect says Tehran’s relations with Russia will take high importance during his term in office. The statement carried late Monday on the official website of Hasan Rouhani is the first to a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
Saudi says ‘cannot be silent’ at Iran, Hezbollah role in Syria
Reuters: Saudi Arabia regards the involvement of Iran and Hezbollah in Syria’s civil war as dangerous and believes the rebels must be offered military aid to defend themselves, the kingdom’s foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Who’ll topple Iran?
New York Post: Want to see US bipartisanship on Iran? Go to Paris and attend a rally led by Maryam Rajavi, the charismatic head of the best-organized anti-regime group of Iranian exiles. Where else can you hear former lefty congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee calling Rajavi “my sister” and soon after listen to righty Rudy Giuliani saying she’s the best alternative to “that killer,” Iran’s President-elect Hassan Rouhani?
South Korea pledges 15 percent cut to Iran oil imports: sources
Reuters: South Korea has pledged to the United States that it will cut imports of Iranian crude by 15 percent in the next six months to secure its next waiver to U.S. sanctions targeting Iran’s nuclear program, two sources told Reuters.
Iran criticises Doha decision to arm Syria rebels
AFP: Iran has denounced a decision by Western and Arab countries to send weapons to Syrian rebels fighting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, the official IRNA news agency reported Sunday.
Iran sanctions: Foreign banks kick sand in Uncle Sam’s face
Forbes: Much of the most shocking evidence of America’s weakening position in the world these days gets swept under the rug in the mainstream press. We had another instance last week when a Japanese bank was found to have egregiously flouted the American-led financial embargo on Iran.
Georgia says it froze Iranians’ accounts
Wall Street Journal: The Georgian government froze approximately 150 bank accounts tied to Iranian businesses and individuals in order to comply with United Nations sanctions aimed at curbing Tehran’s nuclear program, officials in Tbilisi said.
