Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday disregarded a U.N. warning to avoid incendiary rhetoric and declared ahead of the annual General Assembly session that Israel has no roots in the Middle East and would be “eliminated.”
In New York, defiant Ahmadinejad says Israel will be “eliminated”
U.S. clears path for more sanctions on Iran oil deals
Reuters: The U.S. government officially linked Iran’s state oil company to the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Monday, a determination that enables Washington to apply new sanctions on foreign banks dealing with the company.
Ex-Iran president’s son returns from exile, faces charges
Reuters: The son of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani returned to Iran from exile to answer charges of inciting unrest after a disputed election in 2009, fuelling speculation that Rafsanjani’s influence in Tehran may once again be growing.
U.S. is said to link Iran’s oil company to Revolutionary Guard
Bloomberg: The Obama administration will today report that Iran’s state-owned oil company is linked to a military unit sanctioned for weapons proliferation, terrorism and human-rights abuses, according to a U.S. official involved in the finding.
U.N. chief warns Iran’s Ahmadinejad on fiery rhetoric
Reuters: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of the dangers of incendiary rhetoric when two men met in New York on Sunday before this week’s annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly.
Britain, France, Germany call for new Iran sanctions
AFP: Britain, France and Germany have officially called for new European Union sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, diplomats said.
Obama brushes off Israeli pressure over Iran
AFP: President Barack Obama likened Israeli pressure on him to draw a line in the sand over Iran’s nuclear ambitions as noise he tries to ignore, according to remarks aired Sunday.
Ahmadinejad says Iran will defend itself from potential attack
Bloomberg: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his nation will defend itself if attacked by Israel, according to excerpts of a CNN interview scheduled for broadcast tomorrow night.
400 protest near French embassy in Iran
AFP: Around 400 people demonstrated in front of the French embassy in Tehran on Sunday to protest inflammatory depictions of Islam’s Prophet Mohammed in an American-made film and in a French satirical magazine.
Americans deserve pre-emptive debate on Iran strike
Bloomberg: There is a robust debate on the virtues and risks of trying to take out Iran’s nuclear facilities. That discussion is taking place in Israel.
