AFP: The “cancerous tumour” of Israel is the biggest problem confronting Muslim countries today, Iran’s supreme leader said on Sunday, repeating an epithet slammed just days earlier by UN chief Ban Ki-moon and US and EU officials.
Iran leader says ‘tumour’ of Israel is biggest problem
U.S. says Iraqis are helping Iran to skirt sanctions
New York Times: The Obama administration is not eager for a public showdown with the government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki over Iran just eight months after the last American troops withdrew from Baghdad.
Egypt’s Morsi to attend summit in Iran: state media
AFP: Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi plans to attend a summit in Iran this month, state media reported on Saturday, on the first such visit since Cairo severed ties with Tehran more than three decades ago.
Obama urged to show strength against Iran
UPI: The best way for U.S. President Obama to prevent war with Iran is to provide credible support for Israel, a former Israeli intelligence chief said Saturday.
EU’s Ashton condemns “hateful” Iran remarks on Israel
Reuters: The EU foreign policy chief said on Saturday that comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who called Israel a “cancerous tumour” with no place in a future Middle East, were “outrageous and hateful”.
Deutsche Bank investigated in U.S. over Iran
Reuters: U.S. prosecutors are investigating Deutsche Bank and several other global banks over business linked to Iran, Sudan and other nations currently under international sanctions, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
Iran exiles say will move group to new Iraq site
AFP: An Iranian opposition organisation said on Saturday it is ready to move another group of its Iraq-based members to a new site near Baghdad after a delay which has dragged on for several months.
Iran commander ‘welcomes’ possible Israeli strike
AP: A senior Iranian commander says a possible Israeli airstrike against his country’s nuclear facilities is “welcome” because it would give Iran a reason to retaliate and “get rid of” the Jewish state “forever.”
UN leader slams Iran president’s Israel comment
AFP: UN leader Ban Ki-moon is “dismayed” by the latest anti-Israel comments made by Iranian leaders, a spokesman said.
Iran: Israel’s existence ‘insult to all humanity’
AP: Israel’s existence is an “insult to all humanity,” Iran’s president said Friday in one of his sharpest attacks yet against the Jewish state, as Israel openly debates whether to attack Iran over its nuclear program.
