CNN: Iran and Oman outlined a joint proposal to establish a temporary shipping lane and launch a demining effort in the critical waterway.Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump earlier said all mines in the strait have been removed, and he threatened to destroy any boats that try to place more.
US pressure: The US Treasury Department has begun its new campaign to tighten sanctions against Iran, targeting aviation, shipping, technology, gold and digital assets such as cryptocurrency. Even though the measures target the regime, ordinary Iranians will inevitably be affected…
U.S. ‘Economic D-Day’ Targets More Than Just Iranian Oil
The U.S. Treasury Department vowed to target Iran’s gold, digital assets and aviation industries, among others, aiming to throttle the few options Iran has left for global trade. Iran uses these sectors “to prop up its failing economy” and to “continue its campaign of destabilization and terrorism in the region and around the world,” the Treasury Department said in a statement on Monday…
U.S. Secret Service aware of Iranian video threat against Barron Trump
A three-minute video broadcast by Iranian state TV discussed a potential plot to assassinate Barron Trump, 20, claiming that he was being monitored and alleging that a $10 million bounty had been offered for his killing…
China hits out at ‘illegal’ new US sanctions on Iran and trading partners
This came after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the new measures on Monday, warning any nation financially partnering with Iran would be isolated.
China is the biggest buyer of Iranian oil, although the trade has declined under the US blockade of Iran’s ports…