EghtesadOnline: Close to 33.15 trillion rials ($245.55 million) worth of contraband goods were confiscated during the five months to Aug. 22, showing a 123% surge compared with the similar period of last year.

EghtesadOnline: The Central Bank of Iran in a statement said it will resort to legal action to counter efforts to seize its assets at Deutsche Boerse’s Clearstream unit.

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s central bank said an Italian court has rejected a lawsuit filed by American plaintiffs over seizure of the bank’s assets in the country worth $5.99 billion.

EghtesadOnline: Thousands of Iranians vowed not to succumb to US pressure as they marched across the country on Monday to mark the 40th anniversary of the takeover of the American Embassy in Tehran.

EghtesadOnline: A jury verdict allowing the US government to seize a midtown Manhattan office tower that it said was effectively controlled by Iran was thrown out on Friday by a federal appeals court, which cited several errors by the trial judge.

EghtesadOnline: Iran on Sunday urged Britain to prevent "domestic" forces from exploiting the rift between the two countries over seizure of oil tankers to escalate bilateral tensions, but said it is ready for any scenario.