Reuters: Switzerland has added 116 names to its list of Iranian entities under sanctions, in response to heightened international concern about Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
Switzerland widens scope of Iran sanctions
Surrey businessman guilty of illegal Iran shipment
BBC: A businessman has been found guilty of trying to export electrical parts to Iran despite being denied a licence.
Top US lawmakers press Obama on Iran sanctions
AFP: Top US lawmakers pressed President Barack Obama in a letter released Friday to pile pressure on Iran to halt its suspect nuclear program by imposing stiff sanctions on its central bank.
Iran munitions blast death toll ‘rises to 36’
AFP: The number of Revolutionary Guards killed in a munitions blast at a base outside Tehran last Saturday rose to at least 36, according to Iranian media tolls collated by AFP on Thursday.
UN atomic watchdog condemns Iran
AFP: The UN atomic agency’s board passed Friday a resolution condemning Iran’s nuclear activities tabled by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council after the watchdog’s damning recent report.
World powers express ‘deep concern’ on Iran
AFP: World powers Thursday overcame divisions at the UN atomic agency with a resolution of “deep” concern on Iran’s nuclear programme, but without reporting Tehran to the UN Security Council or setting any deadline.
UN ‘deplores’ plot to kill Saudi envoy in US
AP: The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution Friday deploring the alleged plot to kill Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States and pointed a finger at Iran.
Saudi Arabia wants UN vote on assassination plot
AFP: Saudi Arabia is pressing for a UN vote Friday on a resolution condemning an alleged plot to assassinate its US envoy and calling on Iran to cooperate with the investigation.
APNewsBreak: Russia, West agree on Iran text
AP: The U.N. atomic agency’s new resolution on Iran criticizes Tehran’s nuclear defiance but, in a concession to Russia and China, does not set an ultimatum for allowing a probe of its alleged secret work on atomic weapons.
Top US senator unveils Iran central bank sanctions
AFP: Looking to heap economic pressure on Iran over its suspect nuclear program, US senators on Thursday introduced legislation aimed at collapsing the country’s central bank with tough new sanctions.
