Bloomberg: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his nation will defend itself if attacked by Israel, according to excerpts of a CNN interview scheduled for broadcast tomorrow night.
Ahmadinejad says Iran will defend itself from potential attack
400 protest near French embassy in Iran
AFP: Around 400 people demonstrated in front of the French embassy in Tehran on Sunday to protest inflammatory depictions of Islam’s Prophet Mohammed in an American-made film and in a French satirical magazine.
Americans deserve pre-emptive debate on Iran strike
Bloomberg: There is a robust debate on the virtues and risks of trying to take out Iran’s nuclear facilities. That discussion is taking place in Israel.
Strike on Iran would trigger ‘World War III’: Guards
AFP: Iran could launch a pre-emptive strike if Israel prepares to attack it, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander told broadcaster Al-Alam on Sunday, a day after his boss warned that conflict was inevitable.
Iran commander says could launch pre-emptive strike on Israel
Reuters: Iran could launch a pre-emptive strike on Israel if it was sure the Jewish state were preparing to attack it, a senior commander of its elite Revolutionary Guards was quoted as saying on Sunday.
Iran inaugurates new currency trading center
AP: Iran’s state radio is reporting that the country has inaugurated a new hard currency trading center to undercut the black market.
Iran arrests daughter of ex-president Rafsanjani: reports
AFP: The daughter of Iran’s former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been arrested and jailed under a six-month sentence for “propaganda against the regime,” the Tehran prosecutor’s office said in a statement carried by official media on Sunday.
Iran accuses Siemens of nuclear sabotage
AP: Iran accused Germany’s Siemens on Saturday of implanting tiny explosives inside equipment the Islamic Republic purchased for its disputed nuclear program, a charge the technology giant denied.
Israel war on Iran ‘will happen’: Guards chief
AFP: An Israeli war on Iran “will eventually happen” but the Jewish state will be destroyed as a result, the head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards reportedly said in comments published on Saturday, the first time that Iran has acknowledged the probability of open armed conflict.
Iranian dissidents convince U.S. to drop terror label
New York Times: The Iranian opposition group that attracted that A-list of Washington backers, many of them generously compensated for speeches, learned Friday that it had achieved its goal.
