News Roundup Thursday, September 1

Short news roundup for Thursday, September 1, 2018. Read the most important news from Iran and the world on the first day of September 97 here moment by moment. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the exit of three European airlines from the Iranian market during a press conference in Lithuania, stating that others should follow suit. The three airlines, British Airways, KLM, and Air France, announced they would cease operations to Iran due to 'lack of economic justification' and 'U.S. sanctions.' U.S. President Donald Trump warned that if he were impeached, the market would crash, expressing concern over the economic consequences of a Democratic victory in the upcoming congressional elections. In Iran, security forces reportedly prevented Sunni Muslims from holding Eid al-Adha prayers in several prayer houses in Tehran, despite the population of Sunni Muslims in the city being around one million. U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton emphasized that Washington's priority is the withdrawal of Iranian forces from Syria during a meeting with his Russian counterpart. Sixteen Republican senators urged the U.S. Treasury to take necessary actions to expel Iran from the SWIFT financial system. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian citizen imprisoned in Iran, was granted temporary leave from prison after two years. The European Commission approved its first support package for Iran, valued at 18 million euros, aimed at promoting sustainable economic development. British Airways announced it would stop flights to Tehran next month due to economic unviability. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei appointed Admiral Alireza Tangsiri as the new commander of the IRGC Navy. A play titled 'Leila and Several Passengers' faced censorship in Mashhad, with multiple edits made to its promotional materials.