AP: Yousef Hamadani Cohen, Iran’s former chief rabbi and one of the cornerstones of its tiny Jewish community, has died. He was 98. Rabbi Cohen died on Friday and was buried on Sunday.
Iran former chief rabbi Yousef Hamadani Cohen dies
Iran pokes a finger in Obama’s eye
American Thinker: Obama’s rapprochement policy toward Iran has worked out almost as well for him as ObamaCare, except that ObamaCare doesn’t threaten to use nuclear weapons.
Merchant ship shot at in Strait of Hormuz Sunday- NATO
Reuters: Unknown assailants in a speedboat shot at a merchant vessel as it sailed through the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman on Sunday, the NATO Shipping Centre (NSC) said.
Obama’s wishful thinking about Iran nuclear threat
Chicago Sun-Times: In the Netherlands last week, President Barack Obama confessed a fear: “I continue to be much more concerned, when it comes to our security, with the prospect of a nuclear weapon going off in Manhattan.”
Iran names 1979 U.S. Embassy hostage-taker its UN envoy
Bloomberg: Iran has named a member of the militant group that held 52 Americans hostage in Tehran for 444 days to be its next ambassador to the United Nations. The Iranian government has applied for a U.S. visa for Hamid Aboutalebi.
Iran ‘destabilising actions’ source of concern: US
AFP: Iran and its “destabilising actions” in the Middle East remain a source of concern for Washington despite progress in negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme, a top US official said Friday.
Iran plans to replace U.N. ambassador in New York
Reuters: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has selected a new ambassador to represent Tehran at the United Nations, Hamid Abutalebi, a veteran diplomat who has held key European postings in the past, Iranian sources said.
Iran heads for 5th month of oil exports above sanctions limit
World Bulletin: Iran’s oil exports have stayed above levels allowed under Western sanctions for a fifth month, according to sources who track tanker movements, in a further sign that a deal to ease some restrictions is helping Tehran sell more crude.
U.N. Extends term of human rights monitor, angering Iran
New York Times: The Iran government’s effort to portray a kinder and gentler image was frustrated on Friday by the United Nations Human Rights Council, which voted to extend the term of a monitor scorned by Tehran.
N.Y. Tower in suit tied to Iran is forfeited, judge rules
Bloomberg: A 36-story New York City office tower must be forfeited by its co-owner, Assa Corp., because the company acted as a front for Iran in violation of the U.S. embargo and federal money-laundering laws, a judge said.
