Boston Herald: What’s alarming is not just Iran’s increasing store of uranium or the growing sophistication of its rocketry. It’s also the increasingly menacing annihilationist threats emanating from Iran’s leaders.
The Cordesman criteria for defusing Iran powder keg
Diplomats: Iran shrouds suspected nuclear site
AP: Iran has shrouded a building that the U.N. nuclear agency suspects was used for secret work on atomic weapons, meaning spy satellites can no longer monitor Tehran’s alleged efforts to clean up the site, diplomats told The Associated Press on Friday.
Tweak to U.S. bill on Iran sanctions opens door to damages
Reuters: One way to win a court case is to get the United States Congress to change the rules of the game midstream.
Four Guards dead in Iran helicopter crash
AFP: An Iranian helicopter of the Revolutionary Guards crashed in western Iran near the Iraqi border killing four Guards on Saturday, the force’s website Sepahnews reported.
Iran has duty to support Assad: intelligence official
Reuters: Iran has a responsibility to support the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as it fights an armed uprising, the head of the intelligence unit of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was quoted as saying on Saturday.
US lawmaker wants action on Iran skirting sanctions
AFP: A senior US lawmaker called for diplomatic repercussions on Washington’s ties with Iraq and Afghanistan if the countries do not cooperate on curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
Egypt has no plans to restore Iran ties
AFP: Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has no immediate plans to restore ties with Iran, his spokesman said in comments published Saturday ahead of a landmark visit to Tehran later this month for a Non-Aligned Movement summit.
Iran must immediately release prisoner of conscience Arzhang Davoodi
Amnesty International: Writer Arzhang Davoodi, who is facing fresh charges after being imprisoned in Iran for nearly nine years, must be released immediately and unconditionally, Amnesty International said.
HSBC in settlement talks with U.S. over money laundering
Bloomberg: HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA), which is under investigation by U.S. regulators for laundering funds of sanctioned nations including Iran and Sudan, is in talks to settle the matter, two people with knowledge of the case said.
Gaza premier invited to Tehran summit
AFP: The Hamas premier in the Gaza Strip, Ismail Haniya, has been invited to the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Iran next week, his office said Friday, without saying whether he would attend.
