U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration will start sanctioning foreign banks “every week.” …
U.S. issues sanctions on Turkish bank that it calls a ‘critical financial lifeline’ for Iran
The actions against Golden Global Yatirim Bankasi Anonim Sirketi come nearly a week after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced “Operation Economic Outcast, ” Washington’s new effort to get …
Banque Misr Penalties a ‘Wake-Up Call’ for Banks Over Hidden Iran Ties, Lawyers Say
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration will start sanctioning foreign banks “every week.” …
US claims EU joined new Iran sanctions push, yet Brussels only endorsed it
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has declared that the European Union formally joined Washington’s campaign to sever Iran from the global financial system. Yet a Brussels statement issued at this …
Pakistan’s Iran-US balancing Act: Leverage Without Alignment
Pakistan’s role in the Iran-US conflict is often described as mediation. But that description misses the more interesting story. Islamabad’s diplomatic …
US pressure on Iran starting to tell, as sanctions and blockade bite
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, Sept 3 (Reuters) – A U.S. campaign to throttle Iran’s economy by blockading its oil exports and stopping sanctions evasion is growing increasingly difficult …
Crew from USS Abraham Lincoln takes a break in Thailand after long months at sea
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which spent nearly nine months at sea to support U.S. operations against Iran, docked at a port in eastern Thailand on Wednesday to give the crew of about …
Iran retaliates against US by firing at Kuwait in ‘blatant’ aggression
Iran fired missiles and drones at Kuwait in retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the week.
US investigating if missile hit Iran wedding, Vance says
The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said shrapnel from a missile hit the ceremony and killed four people on Tuesday.
Lutnick apologizes for saying no Americans have died in the Iran war
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick incorrectly said during a television interview that no U.S. service members have died during the war with Iran.