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Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei dismisses US Operation Economic Outcast sanctions August 2026

US Launches Operation Economic Outcast Against Iran: 60-Entity Sanctions Target Shipping, Gold and Digital Assets

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled Operation Economic Outcast on Monday, sanctioning 60 Iran-linked entities across six countries targeting shipping, gold, aviation and digital assets — as Tehran's currency fell to 200,000 tomans

August 25, 2026

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Iran Hormuz strait oil tankers as US sanctions target Gulf shipping routes

Iran Threatens to Halt All Gulf Oil Exports as US Launches ‘Economic D-Day’ Sanctions

The Strait of Hormuz saw fewer than 20 vessel transits over the weekend as the U.S. unveiled sweeping new Iran sanctions across five sectors, calling it 'an economic D-Day.' Tehran responded by

August 25, 2026

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at press conference announcing Operation Economic Outcast Iran sanctions

US Iran Sanctions: ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ Targets Tehran in Economic D-Day

Washington declared an 'economic D-Day' against Iran on Monday, sanctioning 60 entities across four continents targeting oil, gold and digital assets. Tehran called the siege repetitive and vowed it will not achieve

August 25, 2026

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the Kremlin in Moscow on August 24 2026

Jaishankar Meets Putin at Kremlin as Russia-India Trade Rebounds and Energy Ties Deepen

Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar met Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Monday, where the Russian president confirmed Russia-India trade has grown in 2026, as energy and fertilizer ties insulate both countries from

August 25, 2026

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Two commercial cargo ships and a tug lie at anchor while a small open boat with two men aboard speeds past in the foreground

CENTCOM Says 71 Ships Redirected Under Iran Blockade, but Only Three Disabled

US Central Command says 71 commercial vessels have been turned away since the naval blockade of Iranian ports resumed, along with three disabled and two boarded. The redirect count has climbed by

August 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent points while speaking at a podium in front of American flags and the Treasury Department flag

Trump Is Phoning World Leaders One by One to Cut Them Off From Iran

Scott Bessent says the president is calling foreign leaders with specific requests to stop dealing with Tehran, and that every country has been given a deadline to shut down activity Washington has

August 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris for state visit 2026

MBS France Visit: Saudi Crown Prince Meets Macron as Oil Surges Past $100 on Hormuz Blockade

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives in Paris for a two-day state visit with Macron as Strait of Hormuz disruptions keep oil above $100 — with France positioned as Riyadh's gateway

August 24, 2026

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Oil storage tanks representing the economic stakes of US maximum pressure campaign against Iran and China detente risk

Iran War: US ‘Economic D-Day’ Threat for Tehran Puts China Détente at Risk

Washington's vow to cut every economic lifeline for Iran runs headlong into a structural contradiction: China absorbs 90 percent of Iranian oil and $41 billion in annual trade. Analysts warn that forcing

August 24, 2026

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Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi rebukes US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's Iran war victory op-ed

Iran War: Tehran Calls Bessent’s ‘Victory’ Op-Ed a ‘Bitter Admission of US Defeat’ as Washington Escalates Economic Offensive

Iran's Deputy FM Gharibabadi publicly dismantled Bessent's 'victory' op-ed on Sunday, exposing a key contradiction: a 100% neutralised Iran shouldn't require history's greatest financial offensive. Russia simultaneously offered to mediate the conflict.

August 24, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat patrols the Strait of Hormuz where Iran now blacklists non-compliant vessels

Iran War: Tehran Blacklists Vessels Defying Strait of Hormuz Rules as Sanctions War Escalates

Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority has announced it will blacklist vessels violating its Strait of Hormuz transit protocols, threatening fines, seizure, or confiscation, as Tehran escalates its counter-measures against the US-led sanctions

August 24, 2026

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US Launches Operation Economic Outcast Against Iran: 60-Entity Sanctions Target Shipping, Gold and Digital Assets

Iran Threatens to Halt All Gulf Oil Exports as US Launches ‘Economic D-Day’ Sanctions

US Iran Sanctions: ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ Targets Tehran in Economic D-Day

Jaishankar Meets Putin at Kremlin as Russia-India Trade Rebounds and Energy Ties Deepen

CENTCOM Says 71 Ships Redirected Under Iran Blockade, but Only Three Disabled

Trump Is Phoning World Leaders One by One to Cut Them Off From Iran

MBS France Visit: Saudi Crown Prince Meets Macron as Oil Surges Past $100 on Hormuz Blockade

Iran War: US ‘Economic D-Day’ Threat for Tehran Puts China Détente at Risk

Iran War: Tehran Calls Bessent’s ‘Victory’ Op-Ed a ‘Bitter Admission of US Defeat’ as Washington Escalates Economic Offensive

Iran War: Tehran Blacklists Vessels Defying Strait of Hormuz Rules as Sanctions War Escalates

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