Reuters: While we’ve been distracted by a flurry of intelligence releases on Syria’s chemical weapons strikes many have overlooked another intelligence report pertaining to weapons of mass destruction with severe implications for America’s red lines and credibility in the Middle East.
Iran is America’s real Middle East priority
U.S. extends Iran sanctions waivers to Japan
Reuters: The United States has extended a waiver on Iran sanctions for six months to Japan in exchange for its reduction in oil imports from the Islamic republic, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday.
Nobel laureate urges UN to protect Iranians in Iraq
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran: Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer and 2003 Nobel Peace laureate, spoke about the murder of dozens of residents of Camp Ashraf in Iraq on Saturday, August 31, and said that if the Iraqi Prime Minister believes he has no responsibility in this regard, then he should resign.
EU’s Ashton to discuss atom talks with Iran at UN meeting
Reuters: The European Union’s diplomatic chief Catherine Ashton will meet Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on the sidelines of a U.N. meeting this month to discuss stalled nuclear negations, Ashton’s spokesman said on Friday.
UK church leaders voice concern after killings in Iraqi refugee camp
Independent Catholic News: There has been widespread condemnation by church leaders and aid organisations after more than 52 Iranian refugees were killed on Sunday at Camp Ashraf in Iraq.
Families of Ashraf residents demand US protection for loved ones, not hollow promises
PR Newswire: Iranian-Americans whose loved ones in Camp Ashraf, Iraq were executed one-by-one on September 1 by the Iraqi forces acting on orders from the Iranian regime, call on the US President to take immediate measures to provide the US-promised protection for thair loved ones in camps Ashraf and Liberty.
Iranian leader: U.S. will ‘definitely suffer’ if it leads strike on Syria
CNN: As the ramifications of a grisly chemical weapons attack loom over a summit of world leaders, some of Syria’s staunchest friends blasted what they call the “arrogance” of U.S.-led efforts to strike the war-torn nation and said those who do will pay a steep price.
Iran plots revenge, U.S. says
Wall Street Journal: The U.S. has intercepted an order from Iran to militants in Iraq to attack the U.S. Embassy and other American interests in Baghdad in the event of a strike on Syria, officials said, amid an expanding array of reprisal threats across the region.
U.S. sees no sign Iran is addressing concerns on nuclear program
Reuters: The United States voiced disappointment on Thursday that Iran’s new president has not moved more swiftly to allay international concerns about the country’s atomic program, saying Tehran is undermining hopes of ending its nuclear standoff with the West.
Iran ex-president in row over Syria chemical arms quote
AFP: Conservatives in Iran are demanding that former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani respond to allegations he allegedly said Damascus used chemical weapons against civilians, despite denials that he did so.
