Trump presses Iran as sanctions loom and Hormuz tensions rise
TL;DR
Trump says Iran isn’t ready to make the ‘right deal’ as the US threatens the toughest sanctions in history, while Iran’s leaders call for an end to the conflict and denounce the sanctions as extraterritorial; Tehran signals a more offensive military posture and tightens control of the Strait of Hormuz, amid claims of oil flowing through the chokepoint and broader regional brinkmanship.
- Iran-US war live: Trump says Tehran not ready to make ‘right deal’ The Independent
- Iran warns of ‘devastating’ response to US sanctions as America prepares for new phase of war Fox News
- Live updates: Iran and China push back after Trump’s economic threat CNN
- US, Iran keep up hostile rhetoric ahead of new sanctions Reuters
- ‘There is no breaking point’: The problem with Trump’s plan to economically strangle Iran Politico
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