CNN: Authorities in southwestern Afghanistan have seized 19 tons of explosive devices that had been transferred across the border from Iran, police said.
Afghans find tons of explosive devices transferred from Iran
U.A.E. cuts off ties to Iran banks
Wall Street Journal: Banks in the United Arab Emirates have curtailed financial dealings with a handful of Iranian banks blacklisted by the U.S. Treasury, officials here said, drying up one of Iran’s financial lifelines amid tightening international sanctions aimed at curbing Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
Iran gasoline capacity to keep growing -report
Reuters: Iran is expanding one of its main refineries as part of a drive to rapidly increase gasoline production capacity, a refinery official said, as the country seeks to counter international sanctions.
After currency crash, more worries for Iranian economy
Washington Post: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government, already faced with growing opposition from competing political forces within Iran, is confronting new pressure brought on by severe economic problems, including some triggered by international sanctions.
US warns Lebanon against Ahmadinejad visit to South
Reuters: The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had warned the Lebanese government about the risks of a visit by Iran’s president to Lebanon next week.
Rial rebounds against dollar in sanctions-hit Iran
AFP: Iran’s rial rebounded against the dollar on Tuesday as banks in the Islamic republic offloaded the greenback to curb the local currency’s recent steep losses triggered by sanctions, dealers said.
Strike by goldsmiths continues
Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 05 – From the Grapevine… Goldsmiths in Tehran continued their strike on Tuesday.
Graffiti in Iran capital calls for further strikes, sanctions
Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 05 – From the Grapevine… Pro-democracy activists in Tehran have stepped up writing slogans and graffiti in public spots in support of general strikes and international sanctions against the regime.
Blast reported at Iranian hospital
CNN: A bomb exploded Tuesday at a hospital near Tehran, Iranian media reports said.
Ex-marine jailed over smuggling sniper sights to Iran
BBC: A former Royal Marine from Lincolnshire has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for attempting to export telescopic sniper sights to Iran.
