Former Iran navy chief says U.S. ships would be 'morsels for Iran to target'; finance official says Tehran will halt trade with countries that impose recent UN sanctions.
Foreign Ministry instructs Israeli ambassadors to ask senior American, UN, EU and Egyptian officials to pressure Syria and Lebanon to stop latest planned flotilla from sailing from Lebanon to Gaza.
Rasan al-Jud, a former senior officer in the Lebanese Army, is thought to have escaped to Germany by commercial plane; security forces looking for four others who disappeared.
European Union Foreign Ministers are likely to adopt next monday new tighter sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear program, including measures to ban investment in the oil and gas industry.
Comment by State Dept. spokesman comes as Abbas reportedly conditions direct negotiations with clarifications regarding borders of the future Palestinians state.