Sept 5 - Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Sunday denied they and Islamist militiamen had besieged opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi's home, but urged that the cleric and "seditionists" like him be tried.

The Guards, in a statement carried by ILNA news agency, said that the siege on Karroubi's home earlier this week was instigated by "rogue elements" who were not linked to the force or to the Basij militia.

Sept 6 - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said he was concerned about "new dangers" in the Gulf, in an apparent allusion to Iran, whose nuclear ambitions concern numerous Arab countries.

In a speech to mark the Night of Destiny during the holy month of Ramadan, Mubarak said "our celebration comes as our Arab and Muslim world faces difficult times."

Sept 6 - Banks in the UAE have been directed by the central bank to provide more frequent details of remittances to Iran, bankers said on Monday, in an apparent tightening of scrutiny in line with UN sanctions.

The UAE, a US ally with a large expat Iranian population in the emirate of Dubai, has been under pressure to crack down on sanctions-busting links with Iran.