AFP: Non-Aligned Movement leaders should take a stand against Western sanctions at a Tehran summit later this week, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said Sunday, adding that many NAM members backed Iran’s nuclear programme.
Iran seeks Non-Aligned support in nuclear showdown
UniCredit unit HVB probed over Iran sanctions
Reuters: U.S. authorities are investigating UniCredit’s (CRDI.MI) German unit HVB as part of a global crackdown on possible violations of sanctions on Iran that has already cost Standard Chartered (STAN.L) a hefty settlement.
The Cordesman criteria for defusing Iran powder keg
Boston Herald: What’s alarming is not just Iran’s increasing store of uranium or the growing sophistication of its rocketry. It’s also the increasingly menacing annihilationist threats emanating from Iran’s leaders.
Diplomats: Iran shrouds suspected nuclear site
AP: Iran has shrouded a building that the U.N. nuclear agency suspects was used for secret work on atomic weapons, meaning spy satellites can no longer monitor Tehran’s alleged efforts to clean up the site, diplomats told The Associated Press on Friday.
Tweak to U.S. bill on Iran sanctions opens door to damages
Reuters: One way to win a court case is to get the United States Congress to change the rules of the game midstream.
Four Guards dead in Iran helicopter crash
AFP: An Iranian helicopter of the Revolutionary Guards crashed in western Iran near the Iraqi border killing four Guards on Saturday, the force’s website Sepahnews reported.
Iran has duty to support Assad: intelligence official
Reuters: Iran has a responsibility to support the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as it fights an armed uprising, the head of the intelligence unit of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was quoted as saying on Saturday.
US lawmaker wants action on Iran skirting sanctions
AFP: A senior US lawmaker called for diplomatic repercussions on Washington’s ties with Iraq and Afghanistan if the countries do not cooperate on curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
Egypt has no plans to restore Iran ties
AFP: Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has no immediate plans to restore ties with Iran, his spokesman said in comments published Saturday ahead of a landmark visit to Tehran later this month for a Non-Aligned Movement summit.
Iran must immediately release prisoner of conscience Arzhang Davoodi
Amnesty International: Writer Arzhang Davoodi, who is facing fresh charges after being imprisoned in Iran for nearly nine years, must be released immediately and unconditionally, Amnesty International said.
