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The Shorja wholesale market, as the U.S. administration suspends shipments of U.S. dollars to Iraq, in central Baghdad, Iraq, April 23, 2026.

Iraq may show how US can squeeze Iran's trade partners

A rare ally of both the United States and Iran, with more than $100 billion in reserves held in the US, Iraq relies ​heavily on Washington's goodwill to keep its oil revenues and finances...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference to outline further sanctions against Iran, at the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., US, August 24, 2026.

What are the new US economic sanctions on Iran and its trade partners?

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf meets Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir in Tehran, Iran, 24 August 2026. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan and Iran made 'significant progress' in talks on conflict, minister says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a memorial service held for Ran Gvili, an off-duty police officer who was killed fighting militants that had infiltrated Israel during the deadly October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, and the last hostage recovered from Gaza, in Meitar, Israel, January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

Netanyahu alleges Iran tried to assassinate one of his sons

Banners with pictures of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, are displayed on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 22, 2026. Photo: Reuters

What are Iran's options to escalate further in face of US economic threats?

Iranian rial hits record low as US prepares new sanctions

Iranian rial hits record low as US prepares new sanctions

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian looks on, on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2024. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo

Iran president admits country facing 'many problems'

Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir looks on prior to a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026. FABRICE COFFRINI/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Iran says Pakistan's army chief to visit Tehran tomorrow

A veteran and high-profile figure in Iran, Rezaei led the IRGC from 1981 to 1997. Photo: Collected

Iran warns any country joining US sanctions considered 'enemy'

Iranian presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian waves during a campaign event in Tehran, Iran, July 3, 2024. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/ File Photo

Iran claims victory over US as Middle East tensions persist

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf stands with members of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces at the grave of Iraqi paramilitary commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who was killed alongside Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. drone strike near Baghdad International Airport in January 2020, in Najaf Photo: Reuters

Iran vows 'devastating' response as US threatens toughest ever economic hit

Flag of Iran. Photo: UNB

Iran brushes off US economic threats, other regional developments

A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

US says it will impose 'toughest sanctions in history' on Iran