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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States will impose "the toughest sanctions in history" on Iran, predicting measures that would "squash" Iran's economy and "collapse" its regime. He told allies they must decide whether they "are with us or against us," and suggested the economic pressure could reduce the need for major military operations against Tehran.
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The United States has unveiled a widened economic sanctions campaign against Iran that targets anyone dealing with the Islamic regime in Tehran and threatens to remove from the U.S. dollar system entities that facilitate Iranian money laundering. Iran says it is 'fully prepared' to counter the sanctions and has vowed retaliation.
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Iran responded to the widened U.S. sanctions by saying it is 'fully prepared' to counter them and has a plan to address them, while still vowing retaliation without taking concrete action.
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NPR – World The search continues in Indonesia for at least 129 people who are still missing after a ferry capsized on Sunday. At least six people have died.
NYTimes – World A Russian drone or strike hit a Warsaw-bound train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after a train carrying foreign dignitaries, including former U.K. and Swedish prime ministers, passed through the same track. Ukraine and Poland condemned the attack as an escalation; officials described the assault on Ukraine's rail link to the West as a warning to Kyiv's allies.
Iranian officials say a meeting between Iran and Gulf states to discuss the Strait of Hormuz has been postponed, according to Oman. The talks had been seen as an effort to reopen the strategic waterway. Dania Thafer of the Gulf International Forum discussed the negotiations shortly before Oman announced the delay.
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