Bloomberg: The son of former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was transferred to a hospital from a Tehran jail following heart complications, Donya-e-Eqtesad reported, citing his lawyer Mahmoud Alizadeh-Tabatabai.
Iran ex-president’s son moved from jail to hospital, Donya says
U.K. said to mull move to counter Iran
UPI: Britain is considering an expansion of its Persian Gulf military presence to counter a growing Iranian nuclear threat, The Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday.
Rushdie discusses books, life under fatwa
AP: Salman Rushdie says he’s pleased that readers of his novel, “The Satanic Verses,” are beginning to consider it “in the world of books” and not just “the world of scandal and politics.”
Israel ready to strike Iran ‘if necessary’: Netanyahu
AFP: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was ready to order a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities “if necessary”, in an interview aired by Channel Two television on Monday.
UN: Iran not cooperating on nuclear weapons probe
AP: The U.N. nuclear chief, Yukio Amano, said Monday that Iran is not cooperating with an investigation into suspected secret work on nuclear weapons.
Iran nuclear fuel move may ease war fears – for now
Reuters: A slowdown in Iran’s accumulation of its most sensitive nuclear material may have helped put off the threat of a new Middle East war for now, but Tehran’s expanding uranium-enrichment capacity suggests any relief could be short-lived.
Iran nuclear-weapons bid might trigger arms race, Cameron says
Bloomberg: U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron warned that an Iranian development of nuclear weapons might “trigger a nuclear arms race” across the Middle East.
Iran may require actresses to wear Muslim dress in travel
Bloomberg: Iran plans to regulate the clothing of Iranian actresses traveling abroad to take part in cultural events, said Javad Shamaghdari, head of the country’s cinema organization.
West raises pressure on neutral Switzerland over Iran
Reuters: Switzerland’s neutrality is being tested as Brussels and Washington raise pressure over gaps in sanctions against Iran, in particular measures against its oil industry.
HSBC prepares to face U.S. money laundering charges
Bloomberg: HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA), Europe’s largest bank by value, said it’s likely to face criminal charges over allegations it broke U.S. anti-money laundering rules and set aside a further $800 million to cover the costs of the probe.
