Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour dies aged 79 Sliman Mansour, one of the leading figures in contemporary Palestinian art, has died aged 79. In a post to Mansour's Instagram account, his family annouced his death, writing: “The final chapter has been written. With hearts heavy beyond words, we share that our beloved father has passed away.
Reports of gasoline shortages spread across Tehran on Monday, with filling stations closing after running out of fuel and motorists describing long searches and queues for increasingly scarce supplies.
Washington DC [US], August 25 (ANI): US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday (local time) defended the decision to hold off on imposing major sanctions against countries with economic ties to Iran, calling the 'economic D-Day' announced Monday a 'warning shot,' CNN reported. 'We believe that a warning shot and a level-set of expectations is appropriate,' Bessent told a CNN reporter at a press conference.
The Trump administration says it will try to cut the country off from the global economy by targeting its trading partners.
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Why do US elections cost so much money? Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Wed, 08/12/2026 - 18:39 Outside groups benefit from unregulated and limitless spending to spread whatever message they like A ballot box sits at the Prairie Oak Lodge in Marion, Iowa for the primary elections on 2 June 2026 (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images via AFP) Off In the United States, elections are big business. No other country spends as much on them, and few political capitals are as heavily shaped by money and lobbyists as Washington, DC.
Ahmed Hassoun was convicted of crimes including inciting civil war and complicity in intentional killing.
US public approval of Iran war falls to lowest level since early days of conflict US public approval for the Iran war has fallen to 31 percent, its lowest level since the early days of the conflict, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. Trump's approval rating has held at 33 percent, remaining at the lowest level of his presidency, the poll found.
Washington DC [US], August 25 (ANI): US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday (local time) warned that entities facilitating money laundering on behalf of Iran will be removed from the US dollar system, as Washington announced new sectoral sanctions targeting key areas of Iran's economy.
Hegseth says US not ruling out military force against Iran US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday that President Donald Trump's administration was not ruling out using further military force against Iran, even as Washington unveiled an "economic D-Day" of new sanctions against Tehran. "By no means are we foreclosing using kinetic strikes anywhere in the Strait of Hormuz or around Iran," Hegseth told reporters, adding that Iran could not handle the economic pressure it was under. Meanwhile, Iran's economy minister has claimed that the country has a "two-year plan" to deal with the sanctions and that the US will suffer "another defeat" as a result.
EU says E1 settlement plan fundamentally harms prospects for two-state solution The European Union said that the Israeli government’s publication of a tender for the construction of more than 1,200 housing units under the E1 settlement project fundamentally undermines the prospects for a two-state solution. In a statement by the High Representative on Israel’s E1 settlement plan in the West Bank, the EU said that implementing the plan would divide the West Bank in two and isolate East Jerusalem, further undermining the viability of a Palestinian state. It noted that these developments come amid increasing instability in the West Bank and record levels of colonists’ violence.
Bessent admits sanctions may blow up global economy in apparent slip US Treasury Secretary says that American sanctions on Iran could collapse the global economy, in an apparent slip while answering a question from a reporter at a press conference in Washington, DC to announce the santions. When asked by a reporter why the Treasury doesn't impose the sanctions today, Bessent replied "why would I want to blow up the global financial system? " He went on to elaborate that the US wants to give countries the "opportunity" to abide by their sanctions as a "warning shot" which, if ignored, will result in such nations being removed from the US dollar system.
Iran has a 'two year plan' to counter sanctions, economic minister says Iranian Economy Minister Ali Madanizadeh said that the country has a "two-year plan" to counter new US sanctions announced on Monday, predicting the US will suffer "another defeat" as a result. "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 wished to suffer yet another defeat," Madanizadeh told state television.
Trump unleashes swathe of sanctions on Iran 'enablers' Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Mon, 08/24/2026 - 18:23 The US Treasury Secretary did not name the targets of 'Operation Economic Outcast' or offer a timeline for implementation US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters to outline further sanctions against Iran, at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC on 24 August 2026 (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Off US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday announced a new wave of sanctions against Iran and its "enablers", towards what he described as an "asphyxiation of this regime" amid the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz. "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," Bessent told reporters in Washington, DC. It remains unclear how "a path to normalcy" may work, given the Trump administration has only ever tightened sanctions on Iran since its first iteration in the White House in 2017.
Washington DC [US], August 25 (ANI): US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday (local time) announced the launch of 'Operation Economic Outcast', saying the campaign aims to sever Iran's financial connections around the world and cut off revenue sources supporting the Iranian regime.
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Referring to a new type of battle in seas, a Saudi captain spoke about cyber warfare in the Strait of Gibraltar and wondered if cannons are giving way to codes.
Israeli forces raid village in Syria’s Quneitra governorate Israeli military vehicles raided the village of Saida al-Golan in Syria’s Quneitra governorate on Monday, according to Syrian news channel Al Akbhariya. Israeli forces searched a farm in the vicinity of the village, according to the report.
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 cut off links with an ally. Continue reading...
Irans top negotiator has dismissed the latest threat from Washington as empty bombast US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced new sanctions against Iran, and threatened to boot any country dealing financially with Tehran out of the US dollar system, in a bid to make Iran an "economic outcast.
