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Bessent: Iran in 'death throes,' US allies will support efforts to economically 'asphyxiate' IRGC

The operation has been met with "a great show of support," Bessent told reporters. "What I can tell you is many of our allies came forward and said we will do whatever is necessary."

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference, as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Asheville, North Carolina, US, September 1, 2026.
US forces operating in the Strait of Hormuz, July 17, 2026.

US sanctions are hurting Iran, but economic collapse alone may not topple regime, expert says

US President Donald Trump reacts as he speaks to the media with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent behind him, on the day of a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

Trump says Iran is 'in deep trouble' as US maintains blockade of Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks with cryptocurrency executives in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington DC, US, August 19, 2026.

How will Trump's economic 'D-Day' plan impact Iran's nuclear, ballistic missile threat? - analysis


Fire in Iran - Why are the Iran explosions happening now?

These actions inside Iran send a strong message to the Islamic Republic - that it is vulnerable.

View of a damage building after a fire broke out at Iran's Natanz Nuclear Facility, in Isfahan, Iran, July 2, 2020.

Protesters force Nasrallah to shift course amid economic, health crises

Faced with mounting US sanctions, Hezbollah leader in troubled waters, experts say

Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah ride in a vehicle decorated with Hezbollah and Lebanese flags and a picture of him, as part of a convoy in the southern village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon October 25, 2019

Iran will develop oil industry despite US sanctions - Oil Minister

"We will not surrender under any circumstances ... We have to increase our capacity so that when necessary with full strength we can enter the market and revive our market share," said Zanganeh.

Workers of the state-oil company Pdvsa holding Iranian and Venezuelan flags greet during the arrival of the Iranian tanker ship "Fortune" at El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela May 25, 2020

US sanctions Iranian oil tankers delivering oil to Venezuela

President Donald Trump's administration is seeking to block Iran's energy trade and also bring down Maduro.

A Spanish Civil Guard boat sails past Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 as it sits anchored after it was seized in July by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory on suspicion of violating sanctions against Syria, in the Strait of Gibraltar, southern Spain August 13, 2019

Bosnian gov’t stops illegal sale of nuclear-usage material to Iran

Illicit export slated to go through Turkish and Pakistani companies

Alumina plant

The Iran nuclear front: From deterioration to deadlock - analysis

Why did nothing come out of the European Union's meeting on Wednesday with Iran?

Iranians shout slogans during a protest against President Donald Trump's decision to walk out of a 2015 nuclear deal, in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2018.

Iranian economy due to get slammed by FATF

Expected blow to come after new IAEA chief ramps up pressure

The logo of the FATF (the Financial Action Task Force) is seen during a news conference after a plenary session at the OECD Headquarters in Paris

Amb. Ron Dermer praises Berkowitz appt for US special envoy post

"... what is important now is... stand up to Iran's aggression and continue ratcheting up the pressure until Iran abandoned its nuclear ambitions once and for all," says Dermer at Israel Embassy.

Ron Dermer

Iran tanker in Gibraltar can leave when ready, U.S. legal block looms

An Iranian tanker detained in Gibraltar for breaching EU sanctions could be allowed to leave on Friday, though a last minute U.S. legal bid to halt it could yet end up back in court

THE NIMITZ-CLASS aircraft carrier ‘USS Abraham Lincoln’ transits the Strait of Gibraltar, entering the Mediterranean Sea in April

Is the Trump doctrine really just the 'spite Obama doctrine?' - analysis

The question this raises is how many major decisions - such as dealing with North Korea, China, or even leaving Syria and embracing Israel - are driven by personality.

Donald Trump speaks to Barack Obama at Trump's presidential inauguration in Washington, US, January 20, 2017