Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzle
The White House is weighing sanctions and a naval blockade as talks falter, with officials saying Iran’s oil loadings have dropped below 500,000 barrels a day.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump said the United States is "low-keying" negotiations with Iran, describing the country as "in very bad shape" economically and "only semi-negotiating" with Tehran.
- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei appointed hard-line former commander Mohsen Rezaei as leader of the Supreme National Security Council late Sunday, elevating a vocal skeptic of U.S. talks.
- Tehran issued demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including lifting all U.S. sanctions, ending the naval blockade, and halting attacks on proxy groups across Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, and Gaza.
- Global benchmark Brent crude traded at $83 per barrel Monday morning, down from a peak of $114 in May, as uncertainty surrounding the Strait persists amid closed shipping lanes.
- Meanwhile, Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed Sunday strikes against a Saudi Aramco 400,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Yemen, marking the second blaze at the complex in a month.
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Trump pivots to economic squeeze of ‘entrenched’ Iran regime
The U.S. military campaign against Iran has so far failed to force the regime to capitulate. The Trump administration is betting once again that suffocating economic pressure will do the job.
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