AFP: Most banks in the United Arab Emirates, an important trading partner for Iran, have stopped money transfers there after the latest round of sanctions on the Islamic republic, bankers said on Sunday.
Most UAE banks stop transfers to Iran after latest sanctions
Top Iran cleric rejects Holocaust as ‘superstition’
AFP: A senior Iranian cleric, Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, dismissed the Nazi Holocaust of Jews during World War II as a new “superstition” for the West, media reported on Saturday.
Palestinian leader blasts Ahmadinejad over Mideast peace comments
CNN: The administration of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas lashed out at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday, a day after Ahmadinejad criticized Abbas for renewing direct peace talks with Israel.
Palestinian Authority lashes out at Ahmadinejad over remarks
AFP: The Palestinian Authority lashed out Saturday at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over his remarks about the relaunching of direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
IRAN: Prominent human rights lawyer arrested in Tehran
Los Angeles Times: Iranian authorities on Saturday arrested the prominent lawyer and women’s rights activist Nasrine Sotoudeh, her husband told Babylon & Beyond.
Iran ‘stoning woman’ to be lashed over photo: son
AFP: Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, has also been sentenced to 99 lashes for a photo published of her without a headscarf, according to her son.
Mullen urges Turkey to help on Iran, extend Afghan war command
Bloomberg: President Barack Obama’s top military adviser, Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, urged Turkey to help ensure Iran doesn’t gain the capacity to make atomic weapons and to extend the period of its commands in Afghanistan.
Day of anti-Israel protest reveals Iran’s internal rift
Wall Street Journal: Iran’s government used annual pro-Palestinian demonstrations Friday to renew its threat to wipe Israel off the map, while dissident leaders accused the regime of using verbal attacks on Israel to divert attention from its battle with domestic political opponents.
Clashes in Iran capital
Iran Focus: Tehran, Sep. 3 – Skirmishes erupted between security forces and anti-government protestors in Tehran on Friday which marks the state’s annual Qods (Jerusalem) Day.
Japan slaps new financial sanctions on Iran
AFP: Japan imposed new sanctions Friday against Iran, including an assets freeze on people and entities linked to its contentious nuclear programme and tighter restrictions on financial transactions.
