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Iran dismisses US sanctions, predicts ‘another defeat’ for Washington
Iranian Economy Minister Ali Madanizadeh predicted “another defeat” for the United States, saying Tehran has ways to get around new sanctions imposed by the Trump administration.
“They have done everything they could to test the determination of the Iranian people and the country’s officials, but they have failed every time. It seems they wish to suffer yet another defeat,” Madanizadeh said on state television, the Times of Israel reported.
“We’ve been waiting for these plans for a long time, and the government is and was ready, and has a two-year plan to manage these events,” he added.
Madanizadeh’s remarks came after the Trump administration warned other nations to sever economic ties with Iran.
Oil tanker damaged near Oman in Strait of Hormuz attack: report
An oil tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile while in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said.
The unidentified tanker was disabled near Ash Shishah in Oman, the UKMTO said.
The vessel sustained damage to its engine room, but crew members were reported safe.
Map shows US naval deployment split between Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean
The USS Abraham Lincoln and several guided-missile destroyers are now in the Indian Ocean.
A new map shows U.S. forces in the region.
The warship and missile destroyers are outside the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
That aside, the U.S. has multiple warships in the Arabian Sea as it continues its naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
US not ruling out resuming military action against Iran, Hegseth says
War Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Trump administration isn’t ruling out resuming military force against Iran.
“By no means are we foreclosing using kinetic strikes anywhere in the Strait of Hormuz or around Iran,” Hegseth told reporters. “If Iran is foolish enough to overplay their hand or mess with the American military, we’ll do what we need to do. But economic pressure, we know, hurts them the most right now.”
His remarks came after Washington introduced an “economic D-Day” against Tehran in an effort to squeeze its economy.
Houthi rebels target Saudi oil tanker in Red Sea attack
Houthi rebels on Monday attacked a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea, according to reports.
The Yemen-based terror group attacked the vessel off Saudi Arabia’s port city of Yanbu, The Jerusalem Post reported.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations organization said an oil tanker was targeted by a projectile west of the port and caught fire.
The ship’s crew was safe and unharmed.
State Department removes Syria from terrorism sponsor list
The State Department has removed Syria from its list of State Sponsors of Terrorism, the agency said Monday.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he also removed Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s designation as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
“These actions represent another historic step by President Trump to give the Syrian people a path to prosperity,” Rubio said in a statement.
Monday’s actions came following the conclusion of the mandatory 45-day congressional notification period.
US Navy enforces Strait of Hormuz blockade, redirecting dozens of ships
America forces continue to enforce the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, officials said Monday.
As of Monday, U.S. forces have redirected 71 commercial vessels, disabled three and boarded two to ensure compliance, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
“American forces aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) remain vigilant and ready both day and night during enforcement of the U.S. blockade against Iran,” a CENTCOM post on X states.
More than four vessels supporting humanitarian aid have been allowed to pass.
PM Netanyahu: Iran tried to assassinate one of my sons
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran of attempting to assassinate one of his sons on Monday.
Netanyahu made the accusation during an interview with the Jerusalem Post, saying he has asked Israeli law enforcement to boost protection measures for any prime ministerial candidate.
“This is an unbelievable case. Iran targeted one of my sons. Iran tried to murder him, tried to murder one of my sons,” Netanyahu told the Jerusalem Post.
“Is this part of the intelligence provided to you?” a Post reporter asked.
“Iran tried to murder one of my sons. And this is why this promise [I am making] is more than a luxury – without it, they could succeed [in killing my son.] People need to show some restraint, especially during an election campaign,” Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu did not clarify which of his two sons was the target of the plot.
Bessent warns of the consequences for countries violating sanctions against Iran
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says countries that violate new U.S. sanctions against Iran will be forced out of the global financial market backed by the U.S. dollar.
Bessent announced a new wave of sanctions on Monday and gave countries trading with Iran a brief period to cut off those relationships.
“If people do not want to meet our expectations than we expect, and they should expect that they will leave the dollar system,” Bessent said at a press conference.
He clarified that the goal is not to disrupt the global economy, but to force Iran into economic isolation.
‘Economic D-Day’ sanctions target 5 of Iran’s ‘most vital lifelines’: Bessent
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the new sanctions imposed on Iran target country’s five “most vital lifelines” financially.
Bessent says Iran exploits “digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping” in other nations to prop up its economy.
“These measures broaden secondary sanctions risk for anyone foolish enough to continue conducting business with this regime,” Bessent said at a Monday press conference.
“This is economic asphyxiation of this regime,” he said of Iran.
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Iran faces 2 possible paths with new sanctions, Bessent says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced an “economic onslaught” of sanctions against Iran on Monday, targeting third party countries that are giving fincancial lifelines to the regime in Tehran.
Bessent said at a press conference on Monday that the goal of the wave of sanctions is to force Iran to stand alone.
“Iran now faces a very clear choice, with only two paths before them. Complete global isolation and a subsistence economy, or a path back to normalcy with an opportunity to rejoin the global economy. Today, we are launching Operation Economic Outcasts to foreclose every other option available to the Iranian regime,” Bessent said.
Bessent said the U.S. will no longer tolerate third-party countries operating in “gray spaces” of the conflict with Iran, accepting flights from Iran and maintaining accounts on behalf of the regime.
“Those who stand with the United States will reap the rewards of our partnership,” Bessent said, warning that Iran’s partners will “wither.”
Iran-linked hackers blamed for UK power plant cyberattack
Fox News correspondent Stephanie Bennett reports on an Iranian-linked cyberattack that shut down a United Kingdom energy facility this week.
Officials suspect Iran launched the attack in retaliation for the country allowing the U.S. to use military bases for operations in the Middle East. The report notes that authorities previously accused Tehran of targeting community water systems in Minnesota and Georgia earlier this year.
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Source confirms preview of Scott Bessent’s Iran sanctions plan
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is expected to broaden secondary sanctions against Iran as part of his “Economic D-Day” announcement on Monday, a source familiar with his plans confirmed to Fox Business.
Bessent is expected to make his announcement at 1 p.m. ET on Monday.
The action is aimed at giving a final warning to countries to sever their business ties with Iran in an effort to force an end to the nearly six-month conflict that has bottled up the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf energy exports, another source familiar with the action told Reuters.
The source did not specify the activities that could be subject to sanctions, but said that for certain Iranian sectors, any activity, even in a third country, could be subject to secondary sanctions.
The source familiar with Bessent’s plans said the action is likely to reveal additional categories of Iran-related conduct that would be subject to secondary sanctions in the future, making it easier to take action against those facilitating the transactions on behalf of the Iranian government.
Reuters contributed to this report.
Gen Jack Keane says Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ will take a lot of enforcement
Retired Gen. Jack Keane says President Donald Trump’s administration will have to cut off Iran’s “workaround” for sanctions in order for the president’s “Economic D-Day” to be effective.
Keane warned that U.S. adversaries like Iran and Russia have always found a way to mitigate the impact of U.S. sanctions.
“Even countries that are abiding by the sanctions, they have a tendency to throttle back,” Kean said. “It really takes U.S. enforcement and supervision, day in day out, hour by hour to make certain that those sanctions are really being executed.”
Trump says Iran is ‘collapsing’ as his admin cooks up ‘financial offensive’
President Donald Trump says Iran is “collapsing” economically on Monday as his administration prepares to launch a “financial offensive” against the Tehran regime.
“IRAN IS COMPLETELY COLLAPSING!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Iran’s leaders are ‘facing pressure internally’ as prices rise and economy sputters: Trey Yingst
Fox News’ Trey Yingst reported Monday that the economic reality inside Iran is grim despite the Tehran regime’s continued defiance.
“They are facing pressure internally,” Yingst said of Iran’s leaders.
Crossings through the Strait of Hormuz are up over 400% over the past two weeks despite Iran’s threats. President Donald Trump called the strait an “American territory” this weekend, pointing to massive U.S. military deployments in the region.
‘Economic D-Day’ on Iran puts trading partners in crosshairs as Tehran threatens retaliation
The Trump administration is preparing to launch what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called an “economic D-Day” against Iran, escalating pressure not only on Tehran but also on foreign governments, financial institutions and businesses that continue providing the country with economic lifelines.
The campaign could raise the stakes for companies and countries with financial, shipping and energy ties to Iran, as Tehran threatens to treat participation in the U.S. pressure campaign as an “act of war” and potentially disrupt oil exports across the Persian Gulf.
“At dawn begins an economic D-Day — the single greatest financial offensive ever marshalled against an adversary,” Bessent wrote in a Financial Times op-ed published Sunday ahead of planned remarks Monday.
Bessent said the administration intends to target the remaining commercial and financial links sustaining Iran, including countries and entities involved in purchasing and transporting Iranian petroleum, moving money through exchange houses and free-trade zones, maintaining ship registries and facilitating other financial activity.
“Any nation that serves as a financial artery of a withering regime should expect to share in its isolation,” Bessent wrote.
President Donald Trump has separately described the campaign as the “MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY,” warning that countries allowing their banks, businesses, airports or government entities to provide Iran with an economic “lifeline” could face U.S. economic consequences.
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Bradford Betz.
Iran reportedly weighs strikes on US military targets in Europe if Trump escalates war
“The Big Weekend Show” co-hosts discussed reports that Iran is considering strikes on U.S. military targets in Europe if President Donald Trump continues to escalate the conflict.
Trump has so far appeared to relax military strikes against Iran this week as his administration ramps up its economic pressure campaign.
US weapons stockpile under scrutiny as Trump defends defense supply
Retired Major John Spencer joined “One Nation” to address concerns regarding the U.S. weapons stockpile and military industrial complex.
President Donald Trump has dismissed concerns about U.S. missile supplies amid the war in Iran, even as the Pentagon stretches to purchase new weapons.
Bessent issues chilling warning to Iranian allies: ‘Tehran stands alone’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Iran’s allies that the U.S. is working to sever all of Tehran’s economic ties with an incoming wave of sanctions Monday.
Bessent made the statement in an opinion article published in the Financial Times.
“The world should understand that our objective is to sever every economic lifeline that sustains the tyrannical regime until Tehran stands alone,” Bessent wrote.
Iranian currency hits historic low as US readies new sanctions
Fox News’ Trey Yingst reported on Iran’s currency hitting a historic low valuation on Monday before a new wave of sanctions from the U.S. is expected to hit.
Iran’s economy has existed under sanctions from the U.S. for decades, and its poor performance has led to widespread unrest among the Iranian people. Huge anti-government protests wracked Iran in the months before the U.S. launched Operation Epic Fury in February.
Bessent to unveil ‘unprecedented’ Iran sanctions as Tehran vows to retaliate
Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent is expected to announce a massive wave of sanctions targeting Iran’s economy on Monday.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, has vowed that Iran will retaliate in a “seismic” manner to any sanctions. He also warned that any country working to support the sanctions would be committing an “act of war” against Iran.
“If the economic war continues, not a single drop of oil will be exported٫ neither through the Strait of Hormuz nor from anywhere in the Persian Gulf. Iran will regard any country’s participation in or support for America’s economic war against the Iranian people as an act of war,” Rezaei wrote on X.
Sen Barrasso warns of escalating Iran conflict, impact of Trump’s economic sanctions
Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., joined “Sunday Morning Futures” to discuss U.S.-Iran tensions and President Donald Trump’s plans to escalate sanctions against Tehran.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is expected to unveil the suite of sanctions targeting Tehran on Monday.
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