Bessent is leading the Trump administration’s plan to choke off Iran’s economy by threatening its business partners with secondary sanctions.
US strikes Iran and Tehran fires back as hostilities flare again
The U.S. military says it’s striking targets in Iran as hostilities flare again after a month without military action. U.S.
One glaring issue goes unaddressed in UN chief’s high-stakes talks with Iran’s president
António Guterres met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, but a U.N. readout omitted any mention of detained protesters or torture allegations.
US and Iran trade strikes, and other Mideast news
Iran’s president says his country is ready to return to the ceasefire deal agreed to with the United States in June so long as Washington follows suit.
Iran’s president says Iran would return to ceasefire agreement if US does, and other Mideast news
Iran is ready to return to the ceasefire deal reached with the United States in June if Washington does the same, President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday, in conciliatory remarks following the …
Iran hangs man convicted of setting fire to public property during January unrest
TEHRAN — Iran hanged a man convicted of setting fire to a government building during the January 2026 protests, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported on Wednesday, in the latest in a series of …
China and the U.S. Offer Competing Showcases of Global Power
As Xi Jinping gathered with the leaders of Russia and Iran, Europe challenged the Trump administration at the G20, offering a split-screen view of a changing world.
Indonesia doubles down on coal to power its aluminum expansion
Resource-rich Indonesia is expanding its production of aluminum as the Iran war disrupts supplies, relying on its abundant coal reserves to power new smelters that run contrary to efforts to curb …
Leaders of China, Russia and India meeting to counter U.S. influence
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence with talks between Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian expected Tuesday.
US vows to keep economic pressure on Iran as G20 finance talks begin
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed Monday to persist with economic pressure on Iran, saying a turning point could be near as G20 finance leaders opened talks clouded by war and trade tensions.