"Oil smuggling, swap lines, cash transfers, exchange houses, ship registries, front companies - It all needs to stop NOW," Trump wrote. "You know who you are."
Rhetoric is one thing. Action is another. The bombing of Syria is not entirely new. Israel carried out thousands of airstrikes before the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024.
The call, which the sources said took place on August 14, came days before Israel launched airstrikes on a Syrian military airbase in the north of the country on Tuesday.
Ankara rejected allegations made by Jerusalem that the deployment of Turkish forces violated the “status quo” and posed a threat to Israel’s security.
Economist Yafa Nawaf said sustainably eliminating the need for wheat imports depends on continued support for producers, access to fertilizer and seed, affordable fuel, and more.
BBC Persian reported that the announcement comes amid the renewed presence of morality police and heightened street harassment of women perceived to be violating Iran’s compulsory dress code.
The decision follows a spate of attacks on UAE-owned tankers and Tehran's rejection of talks with the US.
The Prime Minister's Office warned Tuesday that a Turkish troop deployment at a Syrian airbase would violate the existing "status quo" and pose an intolerable threat to Israel's security.
The detention was made at Ashraf Hassan Abbas al-Awar's home in the Silwan neighborhood in east Jerusalem.
US envoy Tom Barrack warned that Israel's strike on Abu al-Duhur airbase, near Idlib, Syria, could have led to a rapid escalation into a direct military confrontation, possibly including Turkey.
Claims by US President Donald Trump that the strait was open contradict Iran's assertions that it remained shut to shipping.
