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Washington launches campaign to isolate Tehran but it is unclear whether it would apply sanctions to China The US has threatened to impose severe sanctions against any country or entity maintaining economic ties with Iran, hoping to achieve with economic measures what military means have so far failed to do. However, it is unclear how far the Trump administration is prepared to go in confronting China, Iran’s biggest trading partner, which has signalled its resistance to US economic pressure to
India has been among Iran's five largest trading partners, though bilateral trade has fallen by more than 90% from its 2018/19 highs of $17 billion, with exports now limited.

Marco Rubio on Syria: Today, I formally rescinded Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. This action unlocks new potential for Syria’s economic revitalization and progress. The Trump Administration continues to advance U.S. national security to achieve peace, prosperity, and security in the Middle East.
Iranian Economy Minister Madanizadeh on US sanctions: We have been waiting for these days for a long time, and we knew what plans they had. The government has a two-year plan and was completely ready for these events to happen. The unipolar world is over, and they will experience this once again. They will see that they will not succeed at all.
Trump: You are going to see a very big difference in the rate of autism, which is like an epidemic.

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The alleged Sevastopol operation fits into a broader pattern of attacks on senior Russian military figures since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The government on Monday raised the price of petrol by Rs0.39 per litre and that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs2.40 per litre. Following the revision, petrol will retail at Rs341.98 per litre while HSD will cost Rs370.69 per litre. The government continues to levy Rs114 per litre in taxes and duties on petrol and Rs100 per litre on diesel. According to the Petroleum Division’s notification, the new prices will be applicable on August 25. The price of HSD has come down from a peak of Rs520.35 r

It took 22 years of Moscow holding the strings, and then an invasion, to make Ukrainians fight for the real thing.

ISLAMABAD: The joint opposition held its first parliamentary meeting at Parliament House on Monday and announced a collective strategy to address violence, the economic crisis and political repression. The meeting was attended by opposition party leaders, including Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, National Assembly Opposition Leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jafri, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and others. Speak

Among the injured were three UN peacekeepers, two police officers from South Sudan and two civilian staff members, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told a press briefing.
Trump on Karoline Leavitt: She decided she loved her children more than she loved Donald Trump. I am very upset about this.
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Iran's parliamentary Energy Commission was meeting to discuss the country's blackout crisis when the power went out in their own meeting room.
Canada's Ontario Premier Doug Ford blasts Trump: Do you think an insult from Trump hurts me? Bring it on, buddy! I am ready. Bring it on! You (Trump) are a loser!
Canada's Ontario Premier Doug Ford blasts Trump: When it comes to the midterms, I have a message to the Americans: don't vote in a person that's gonna kill your jobs. He ran on creating more jobs. The last time I checked, the jobs went down in the U.S. He ran on reducing the cost of living. Last time I checked, the foods and homes are more expensive in the U.S.

US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent did not elaborate when the new sectoral sanctions on Iran will come into force
Canada's Ontario Premier Doug Ford blasts Trump: I don't respond to a dictator like President Trump, a bully like President Trump. Trump is the king of bankruptcies.
Breaking: US sanctions Chinese entities, issues global ‘Economic D-Day’ warning on Iran https://t.co/62go7gSrBH
Canada's Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Trump: I have a lot of real estate on my ass, so Trump has a lot of room to kiss my ass.
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Canada's Ontario Premier Doug Ford: If Trump escalates, Canada needs to be ready to do the same. Everything needs to be on the table. Targeting deep red states and making sure that America's economy feels the pain. Make no mistake, Americans are already feeling the pain. Trump's tariffs are nothing more than attacks on the American people.

Bessent Launches 'Economic Asphyxiation' Campaign Against Iran Scott Bessent unveiled a sweeping US campaign aimed at cutting Iran off from global finance, trade and revenue, warning all that continued dealings with Tehran could bring sanctions. READ MORE
WATCH: UK Prime Minister Burnham played a Smiths song on guitar with Ukrainian soldiers during his first overseas trip as PM. They performed an Oasis song for him in return.

London and Kyiv in deal to help stop protesters and hostile states targeting military bases and critical infrastructure AI models trained on Ukrainian battlefield data will be used to stop protesters and foreign states targeting UK defence sites, railways and energy plants under a deal struck between London and Kyiv. Private companies will also be given access to the vast trove of data from Ukraine’s Avengers AI lab to help build new systems, the first agreement of its kind in the UK. Continue r

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Senior Iranian source to Tasnim: The United States has already done everything it could against the Iranian people—from primary and secondary sanctions to a naval blockade and more.
Senior Iranian source to Tasnim: Trump’s economic pressure plan, coinciding with the reopening of financial markets and the presence of a Pakistani mediator in Iran, is another repeated example of Trump’s media and psychological operations, and nothing new is expected to happen on the ground.

Iran Parliament Speaker: US not in an economic position to impose more restrictions on other countries Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Monday that the US is not in an economic position to continue restricting its relations with other countries as the US Treasury announced "unprecedented" sanctions on Iran. In a post on X, Ghalibaf said Iran’s trading partners "have made it clear that they don't take these statements into account anywhere". This comes as US Treasury S

Trump: Lots of “bluster” from Doug Ford, who is the Premier of the Canadian Province of Ontario, but who is better known as the less charismatic, intelligent, and overall unimpressive brother of the late, great, Rob Ford. America has been carrying Canada for decades, but no longer! The U.S.A. will always be far bigger, richer, and stronger than Canada. Without the United States, Canada couldn’t survive — It’s where they get all of their money and, because of their current bad leadership,

On Monday, Bessent spoke about new US sanctions that aim to block all potential sources of revenue for Iran and claimed that sanctions will also be slapped on countries that do not cut economic ties with the Islamic Republic.

The weapons will go towards Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Norway under an EU program known as EDIRPA.

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Nearly 100 pieces of Ukrainian military equipment were showcased in Kyiv at the country's first-ever parade of air, land, and sea drones to mark Ukraine's Independence Day, specifically: 30 land-based robotic systems (LRS), nine unmanned boats, 18 air target interceptors, 27 bomber drones, eight reconnaissance drones, and seven drones designed for long-range strikes, according to the President's Office of Ukraine.

The ROCN will conduct a large-scale live-fire exercise in waters off southeastern Taiwan from Sept. 9–24, with drills scheduled across seven days during the period. The exercise will involve live fire against sea and air targets and deploy fighter jets, helicopters, and reconnaissance drones across three warning zones extending from waters east of Taitung and Pingtung to areas around Green Island and Orchid Island.

Syrian FM Asaad al-Shaibani, in a vague post after his meeting last night with Mossad chief Roman Gofman: "Defending our people's rights and continuing the work to restore all rights, without losing any of them, on every level, is a sacred mission that began after the first cry of joy over freedom."

SEOUL/WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and the U...

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A fire broke out at a Ukrainian Red Cross warehouse in Kherson following a Russian drone attack on the evening of August 23, damaging or destroying humanitarian supplies worth nearly ₴28 million.