Reuters: Iran dismissed on Saturday a threat by Washington to impose sanctions on its central bank in response to an alleged assassination plot, saying the United Nations would block the plan and other central banks would not accept it.
Iran central bank dismisses U.S. sanctions threat
Iran parliament impeaches economy minister
AFP: Iran’s parliament on Sunday launched an impeachment process against the economy minister for alleged laxity in monitoring banks, in fallout from a 1.6-billion-dollar embezzlement scandal.
Iran nuclear talks could resume soon – EU’s Ashton
Reuters: Major powers are willing to meet with Iran within weeks if it is prepared to “engage seriously in meaningful discussions” and address concerns about its nuclear programme, the European Union’s foreign policy chief told Tehran in a letter on Friday.
Hundreds rally in support of Iranian opposition
AP: Hundreds of people rallied outside the White House on Saturday, calling on President Barack Obama to remove an Iranian opposition group once allied with Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi regime from the U.S. list of terrorist organizations.
Clinton warns Iran on Iraq interference
AFP: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday warned Iran not to interfere in Iraq after the decision to pull all American troops out of the war-wracked neighboring state by the end of the year.
Obama foes blast Iraq withdrawal amid Iran worries
AFP: President Barack Obama’s conservative critics on Friday blasted his announcement that all US troops will leave Iraq by year’s end, citing worries US archnemesis Iran will fill the vacuum.
Iran sentences reformist journalist to six year in prison
AFP: Iran has sentenced a reformist journalist, Abdolreza Tajik, to six year in prison after he was convicted of propaganda against the regime, the governmental Iran newspaper reported on Thursday.
EU sanctions five Iranians over Saudi ambassador ‘plot’
AFP: The European Union on Friday targeted five Iranians with anti-terrorist sanctions relating to an alleged failed bid to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in the United States.
Five dead, 6 trapped in Iran oil rig ship -report
Reuters: Five people were killed and another six were trapped inside a ship that sank while ferrying people from Iranian oil rigs to the mainland, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
For an effective response to Iran, remove MeK from terror list
Charlotte Observer: The foiled plot by agents of the Iranian regime to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. has officials in the Obama administration furiously scratching their heads for an “appropriate” response.
