Iran
The U.S. Treasury warned governments risk sanctions for servicing blacklisted Iranian airlines, as Washington intensifies pressure on Tehran’s oil exports and transit routes.
“We will not rest on our laurels, and when we see a threat, we will act with full force,” Israel’s top spy concluded.
Security officials warn mass unrest could erupt within days as economy deteriorates.
A U.S. official told Reuters that the U.S. president was unhappy with the Islamic Republic’s latest proposal.
The Israeli president raised concerns during his Kazakhstan visit, citing an Iranian defense official’s trip to Bishkek.
“This action cuts revenue streams that fund the regime’s destabilizing activities across the Middle East,” stated Tommy Pigott, State Department spokesman.
U.S. economic pressure on Tehran targets “both traditional sanctions evasion tools like front companies as well as the exploitation of innovative technologies like digital assets,” a U.S. official said.
The Islamic Republic fired more than 550 ballistic and cruise missiles and 2,200 drones at the Gulf state.
Despite the superiority of American arms, a combination of asymmetric strategy, internal cohesion and control over the Strait of Hormuz has prevented a swift defeat of the Islamic Republic.
Jerusalem is reportedly urging the United States to continue its closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Washington “must first remove operational obstacles, including the blockade,” as a condition for “resolving issues,” Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says.
