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China Pushes Back After Trump Tightens the Screws on Iran
The Trump administration risks a clash with Beijing as it tries to cut off Iran’s economic lifelines without upending a fragile U.S.-China truce.
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Lacking a military solution against Iran, Trump turns to economic suffocation
As midterm elections approach, the Trump administration is favoring economic pressure over military involvement, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announcing Monday some 60 new Iranian entities, individuals and ships have been added to the sanctions list. Tehran in turn denounced 'economic terrorism.'
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Donald Trump announces new drive to isolate and crush Iranian economy
UAE, long a crucial trading hub for Tehran, has also suspended commercial ties
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Iran rejects ‘delusions’ after Trump says he wants the Strait of Hormuz to be a U.S. territory
“As long as you do not accept the reality of defeat and stop indulging in delusions, Iran will continue to enforce the blockade,” Iran’s deputy foreign minister said.
Why Is Iran Acting Like It Is Holding All the Cards in Hormuz Talks?
The U.S. and Israeli militaries have pounded Iran hard for more than five months. Iran is using the Strait of Hormuz as its final point of leverage.
Have Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia just launched an ‘Islamic NATO’?
The military alliance between three Sunni Muslim countries offers a powerful symbolism in a region wracked by conflict
Trump teases Iran talks as Truth Social starts selling fast access to his posts
The sudden strike call-off followed a week of threats that helped keep crude near $90 a barrel
Trump cancels planned attack on Iran
The US president said the outlines of a deal had been agreed that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end what he called Iran’s nuclear threat
Netanyahu and Zelenskyy to push their agendas at White House meetings with Trump
The two leaders will also attend Sen. Lindsey Graham's funeral service.
Donald Trump has few good options for a “massive attack” on Iran
Even renewed assaults on Iran’s nuclear programme may not prevent a forever war
