Six Months In, US-Iran Tensions Tighten as Sanctions Hit and Hormuz Stays Open
Six months into the US-Iran standoff, Washington widens pressure with the Treasury's 'Economic Outcast' plan to choke IRGC funding, expanding secondary sanctions and blacklisting nearly 60 entities; officials say the Strait of Hormuz remains open and under control, while Iran denies plots against Barron Trump as the Secret Service investigates threats, with ongoing live coverage of the conflict.