AFP: International sanctions could trigger a popular uprising in Iran like last year’s revolt in Egypt that toppled president Hosni Mubarak, Israel’s foreign minister said in an interview published Sunday.
Iran sanctions could spark uprising: Israel FM
Extra sanctions aim to punish Iran and restrain Israel
AFP: The European Union and United States are set to toughen nuclear sanctions aiming to punish Iran while seeking to hold back Israel from a military strike, top officials said as the showdown enters a critical phase.
Italy FM: Israeli attack against Iran could happen
AP: Italy’s foreign minister said the option of an Israeli attack against Iranian nuclear facilities is a concrete possibility, though increasing pressure on the Islamic Republic from Europe in the coming weeks could help jump start negotiations
Iran shippers face difficulty dodging sanctions
Wall Street Journal: Officials from landlocked Mongolia said they would cancel the flag registrations of five Iranian cargo ships, providing a window into the cat-and-mouse game played by international authorities that are trying to curb Tehran weapons programs and by Iranian companies trying to work around them.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad says talks will progress after U.S. election
Bloomberg: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said talks over his country’s development of enriched uranium will be more productive after the U.S. election and expressed optimism the two sides will “be able to take some steps forward.”
Iran’s rial currency dives to historic low
Reuters: The Iranian rial slumped on Saturday to a historic low against the U.S. dollar, according to Iranian media and currency tracking websites.
Syria’s Assad to win, victory to be Tehran’s too: Iran official
Reuters: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will defeat an uprising against him, scoring a victory over the United States and its allies in a move that will also represent a triumph for Iran, an advisor to Iran’s supreme leader was quoted as saying on Saturday.
Iranian news agency picks up Onion article as fact
AP: An Iranian news agency picked up — as fact — a story from the paper about a supposed survey showing an overwhelming majority of rural white Americans would rather vote for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad than President Barack Obama.
Iran nuclear tensions sharpen
AFP: Western powers stepped up pressure on Iran on Friday, as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama stressed their “shared goal” to stop Iran getting a nuclear bomb.
Landmark decision by U.S. State Department a victory for justice
UPI: U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton has belatedly, and despite resistance from within her department, allowed justice to prevail by delisting as a Foreign Terrorist Organization the People’s Mujahedin of Iran.
