US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says allies will need to decide whether they "are with us or against us".
BBC News – World The US will impose “the toughest sanctions in history” on Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday, with a focus on economic measures he suggested would lessen the need for new major military operations against Tehran.
The United States has unveiled a widened economic sanctions campaign against Iran that targets anyone dealing with the Islamic regime in Tehran and threatens to remove from the U.S. dollar system entities that facilitate Iranian money laundering. Iran says it is 'fully prepared' to counter the sanctions and has vowed retaliation.
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Iran responded to the widened U.S. sanctions by saying it is 'fully prepared' to counter them and has a plan to address them, while still vowing retaliation without taking concrete action.
BBC News – World The US will impose “the toughest sanctions in history” on Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday, with a focus on economic measures he suggested would lessen the need for new major military operations against Tehran.
Sky News – World Jordanian authorities arrested three men after a deadly attack on a church. The assault occurred during a funeral procession in the western village of Hammoud and killed nine people, according to the newest report; an earlier account put the death toll at eight. The suspects were wounded in a dawn shootout with security forces. Jordan's director of public security described the assailants as Islamic extremists, but no group has been named.
NYTimes – World Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat after a student-led protest movement won a parliamentary majority in Serbia's elections, ending roughly 14 years of his dominance. The opposition Student List is projected to secure a majority following nearly two years of protests. Vučić, who had been endorsed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and denounced the movement as foreign-led, acknowledged the loss in an early speech.
BBC News – World Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was re-elected to a fourth term in a tight runoff against right-wing challenger Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, official results showed. Lula won 51.7% of the vote to Bolsonaro's 48.2%. Bolsonaro refused to concede and said he would seek to have the vote annulled, following an evening of chaos at some polling places after voting was extended by two hours.
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