AP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s top press adviser was taken into custody to begin serving a six-month jail sentence after being convicted of publishing material deemed insulting to the country’s supreme leader.
Iranian president’s press adviser jailed
Giuliani to protesters near UN: Obama administration ‘betrayed’ people of Iran
CBS News: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani told thousands of protesters near the United Nations that the Obama administration has “betrayed” the people of Iran.
Ahmadinejad slams West’s nuclear ‘intimidation’ at UN finale
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday accused the West of nuclear “intimidation” in his final speech to the UN General Assembly that was boycotted by the United States, Canada and Israel.
EU considers sanctions against Iranian banks, energy sector
Reuters: European governments are considering a new round of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme that could be implemented in October and substantially curtail trade with the Islamic Republic and hit its banking industry, diplomats say.
France says Iranian interference in Syria ‘unacceptable’
AFP: French President Francois Hollande declared on Tuesday that Iran’s material support of Bashar al-Assad’s regime amounted to an unacceptable interference in Syria’s bloody civil war.
Family pleads with Iran to free jailed ex-Marine
AP: The family of a former Marine imprisoned on espionage charges in Iran is using Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to New York to address U.N. General Assembly to renew their pleas for his release.
EU mulls ‘full’ financial freeze, shipping ban on Iran
AFP: EU nations are discussing a British sanctions proposal against Iran that notably calls for a ban on shipping and “full” freeze on financial transactions with Iran’s central bank, European diplomats said Tuesday.
Iran blocks Google search, email
UPI: Iran, which already has a firewall blocking many Western websites, says it’s restricting access to Google’s email service and search engine.
Iran’s economy sags under sanctions
AFP: Iran’s oil-dependent economy was showing the strain of punishing Western sanctions on Tuesday, on the eve of a speech by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the UN General Assembly in New York.
Obama: U.S. will “do what we must” to curb Iran nuclear bid
Reuters: President Barack Obama warned Iran on Tuesday the United States will “do what we must” to prevent it from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
