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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


Germany’s largest telecom company stops service for Iranian ‘terror bank’

The US re-imposed sanctions on Iranian banks, including Bank Melli, on November 5.due to their role in illicit terrorist activities and support for the country's nuclear and rocket programs.

Cell phone in rocket shelter

Rouhani says Iran will break U.S. sanctions

On Monday, the US announced a new raft of sanctions and threatened further action to pressure its old adversary.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York

Avoiding detection: The team tracking Iran’s attempt to cloak its oil exports

Samir Madani and Lisa Ward run an online service that shows how tankers seek to hide their movements. On the eve of Iran sanctions, the tracking takes on great importance.

People shop at the Grand Bazaar in the center of Tehran, Iran, August 2, 2017

Iran plot in Paris 'lays bare' terrorist intentions, Pompeo says

Tehran has 'ramped up' terror plans, claims State Department paper.

An Iranian student holds a caricature of US President Donald Trump during a protest against Trump’s latest speech on Iran, in Tehran.

Khamenei: The defeat of sanctions is the defeat of America

Khamenei expressed that Iran must deliver a slap to America by defeating sanctions.

 A woman looks at exchange rates by the window of a currency exchange shop in Tehran's business district, Iran

Iraq sending team to U.S. to arrange deal to circumvent Iran sanctions

Baghdad is in a difficult position - its two biggest allies are the United States and Iran, themselves arch-adversaries.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks at a news conference during his visit to Najaf, south of Baghdad,

France restricts diplomatic travel to Iran

Any staffer who travelled to Iran for personal reasons would not be shielded by diplomatic immunity, even if holding a diplomatic passport.

A cleric speaks in front of the French embassy in Tehran during a protest

Report: Iraq to ask U.S. for exemptions on some Iran sanctions

Iraq imports food, cars, construction parts from Iran. Iraqi officials are expected to ask for exemptions in Washington.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi in Tehran, Iran

Iran says U.S. 'action group' will fail to overthrow state

'Americans are imposing sanctions but they claim they are supporting freedom, human rights, and global and regional security,' said the Iranian Parliament Speaker.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif

German firms in line with U.S. Iran sanctions

Several European companies have suspended plans to invest in Iran in light of the US sanctions.

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